Key sites in England snapped up for major housing schemes

Bridging Finance News:-Homes England, the government’s housing development agency, has bought 19 sites worth £180m to build up to 5,000 new homes. Several of the acquisitions were completed just before the end of the financial year, with the agency re-affirming its position to back housebuilding post the Covid-19 pandemic. Homes England chief land and development officer Stephen Kinsella said: “As a master developer, it’s crucial we continue to create development opportunities and provide a pipeline of sites for housebuilders of [...]

By |2021-11-13T09:24:21+00:00April 14, 2020|Blog, Finance News, Planning News, Projects|0 Comments

Councils under pressure to hit housing land supply targets.

Bridging Loans News:- South East England councils were among the worst at delivering land for housing according to figures released by the ministry for housing, communities and local government, MHCLG. The City of London, Havering and Thanet delivered just 35 per cent of the land they were required to provide for housing in the three years to March 2019. They were followed by Basildon, Eastbourne, North Hertfordshire, New Forest and Three Rivers who reached just 45 per cent of their [...]

By |2021-11-13T11:01:11+00:00February 17, 2020|Blog, Finance News, Planning News, Projects|0 Comments

European workers in UK should be given right to remain, urge SMEs

The Federation of Small Businesses, FSB, is calling on clarity over the future status of European Union citizens currently working in the UK post-Brexit. It said one in five small employers rely on staff from the EU with many employees falling outside the traditional definition of 'highly skilled'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK9_6vD5tuA FSB chairman, Mike Cherry, said: "The government should be leaving EU citizens in no doubt about their right to remain after Brexit. Uncertainty has been rife in this area, with small [...]

By |2021-11-13T10:58:00+00:00October 14, 2019|Blog, Finance News, Planning News, Projects|0 Comments