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New Homes

England faces historic housing shortfall – households set to surge 17% by 2040

The number of households in England is projected to rise by 17% to 27.6 million by 2040 causing significant demographic change. ...

House-building shock as construction sector “collapses” say experts

Glenigan's April Construction Index shows work starting on-site declined by 17% in Q1 ...

Society modernises storey limit on lending for flats

Leek Building Society is doubling its maximum storey limit for flats ...

New broker dashboard comes with enhanced buy to let new build offers

Paragon Bank has strengthened its new build property proposition ...

South of England faces housing shortage as schemes rejected

There's a growing divide between the south of England and the rest when it comes to house building levels. ...

Developer confidence up as mortgage outlook improves

Improving lending conditions have boosted developer confidence for 2026. ...

Shawbrook warns on SME developer funding problems

Most property developers underestimate the pressures of moving from small to mid-sized business, says Shawbrook. ...

Mortgage brokers speak out on challenge of meeting 1.5m new homes target

The forum was led by B2B platform, LSL ...

Shock for Labour as it misses housing target – new analysis

The detailed analysis has been prepared by property portal Zoopla ...

Industry backs striking new-build offer from April Mortgages

The product is focussed entirely on buyers of new build homes ...

Developers relying more on bridging funding says Octane

Some 36% of developers are "actively using" bridging finance ...

Big changes to Right To Buy aim to slow council house sell-off

Big changes - but no implementation date yet from the government ...

Nationwide offers up to 6x income and 95% LTV on new builds

Nationwide is increasing the maximum LTV for buyers of a new build house ...

Society launches Rate Reducer products aimed at new-build buyers

The products are offering up to 95% LTV for new-build purchases ...

Ever-longer planning delays threaten 1.5m homes target – new data

Home builders wait an average 515 days for infrastructure agreements to be finalised ...

Buyers urged to be ready to strike as prices begin to fall

Buyers are being urged to act as falling house prices...

Rightmove says house prices rise again  but north-south divide continues

Rightmove says affordability is widening the north-south property price divide...

Nationwide cuts rates for second time in a week

Nationwide has reduced mortgage rates for the second time in...
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HBF hits out at lack of help for first-time buyers  

Calls grow for a replacement equity loan scheme to improve...

BTL remortgaging returns to record high

Buy-to-let refinancing matches its previous peak as landlords secure replacement...