Tag Result: affordable homes

Govt proposes doubling council tax on empty second homes
The government has proposed a council tax premium of up to 100 per cent on second homes af...

Almost 230,000 rental homes needed annually to meet UK housing targets – Capital Economics
The UK will need nearly 230,000 new private rented homes a year to meet the government’s...

Stuart Andrew appointed housing minister amid cabinet reshuffle
Stuart Andrew, conservative MP for Pudsey in West Yorkshire, will replace Christopher Pinc...

Ban BTL mortgages for new builds – YouGov survey
Banning buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages for new builds, taxing second homes more and banning fo...

Housing minister asks lenders to allow sub-letting on shared ownership homes
Housing minister Christopher Pincher has written to mortgage lenders asking them to allow ...

Autumn Budget ‘leaves a lot to be desired’ for housing market
Industry figures have expressed disappointment at the lack of prominence of the housing ma...

Nationwide leads cross industry initiative to tackle housing crisis
Nationwide is leading a collaboration of more than 25 organisations to tackle the UK’s h...

LendInvest partners with Homes England to fund 400 affordable homes
LendInvest has partnered with Homes England to fund development of 400 affordable apartmen...

Spending Review 2020: £7.1bn fund to deliver 860,000 homes announced
Rishi Sunak set forth the National Home Building Fund (NHBF) in today’s Spending Revi...

Shared ownership model revamped in £12.2bn affordable housing investment
The minimum initial share to acquire a shared ownership property has dropped from 25 per c...