The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has confirmed a multi-million-pound investment package to kickstart the development of nearly 400 homes and new commercial premises at three derelict sites, supporting hundreds of jobs. The brownfield regeneration schemes in Coventry, Nuneaton and Wolverhampton are the latest from the WMCA’s nationally acclaimed devolved housing and regeneration programme which, […]
Independent business lender, White Oak has announced its move to a 15,000+ sq ft. office in Chester city centre to accommodate its continued growth both in the region and across the UK. The 10-year lease reaffirms White Oak’s commitment to the North West as their home with a hiring drive taking place across the coming […]
Specialist lender Atelier has agreed funding for the development of 24 energy efficient apartments at Denmark Hill, South East London. The £14m scheme will regenerate a redundant municipal site to provide much needed homes for workers in the capital. The former civic building will be transformed into a mixture of exciting one, two and three […]
Savills, on behalf of a private client, is marketing Ta Mill, an established and profitable self-catering holiday complex and wedding venue with a delightful owners’ accommodation, at a guide price of £2.15m. Ta Mill, near Launceston, Cornwall, comprises an excellent four bedroom owners’ accommodation plus 15 individual holiday lets, including a well-presented Grade II Listed […]
Manufacturers have won an extra year to get products tested to comply with new UK certification rules originally due to replace CE marking in January 2022. International and domestic manufacturers had threatened to pull products off the market given the long queues for getting their items tested by that deadline. Construction Products Association, CPA, government […]
CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has announced criteria changes to its specialist buy-to-let criteria whilst also confirming that it has added its criteria to the Knowledge Bank platform. Enhancements to its buy-to-let lending criteria are as follows: Inter-company loan deposits from connected parties now accepted High/Additional rate taxpayer ICR reduced from 145% to […]
Aspen Bridging has completed a £270k Rapid Desktop bridge for a UAE foreign national in 11 just days, which simultaneously marks one of their first completions on the new ratecard. The client required a quick turnaround so not to lose their £27k deposit on a two-bedroom newbuild flat at the Steel House development in Slough, […]
Nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment, believes the North East is on the verge of a rental market boom, with Tees Valley investment helping to drive tenant demand in the area. The property market is on fire and nowhere more so than in the North West, where house prices have climbed 15.2% in the last […]
The UK government wants up to 3m homes to be powered by hydrogen by 2030, as part of its strategy to move to the low carbon energy source. Its hydrogen strategy released today sets out how transport, business and construction will harness the green-friendly gas creating up to 9,000 new jobs and unlocking £4bn in […]
In keeping with its commitment to always be extremely competitive, Landbay has reduced pricing across most of its core products, including its much sought after green products. The buy-to-let green product range, which Landbay launched in June with 75% LTVs, now has two-year fixed rates starting from 2.89% (down from 2.99%) and additional 70% LTV […]
