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Author Archives: David Toplas
Budget 2013
This was a neutral budget in overall policy terms, but the ‘magician’s rabbit out of the hat’ on housing was significant. From a UK housing perspective the increases in the Build to Rent allocations will have a real impact on … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget 2013, Build to Rent, Council of Mortgage lenders, Financing New Housing Supply, Help to Buy, Housing, housing market, housing supply, Institutional investment, Institutional Investors, Real estate investment, residential property, UK housing market
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Can we overcome the barriers to housing delivery?
The recently published Molior Report Barriers to Housing Delivery undertaken for the Greater London Authority identified three main constraints to housing development in London: Control of the pipeline: The point being that despite planning permission being available for 210,000 … Continue reading
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A New Year – A New Opportunity
According to the latest RICS Housing Update (14th December 2012) next year is looking better than this year – well at least a little bit! Housing transactions are planned to climb and mortgage finance should also increase slightly as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Co-investment, Council of Mortgage lenders, David Toplas, Financing New Housing Supply, Funding for Lending, housing market, Institutional investment, Latest RICs survey, private renting, rental market, renting, Residential investment, residential property, Shelter, UK housing market
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Support UK Housing plc
I am of course pleased with the various measures introduced and in most instances, confirmed by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement yesterday. There is a lot to it. There was, however, less to it when I look for solutions … Continue reading
“Must Try Harder”
In a new report published today by the National Housing Federation, the Chartered Institute of Housing and Shelter, the Coalition comes in for some very serious criticism which highlights the plight of the UK housing market. Overcrowding, homelessness, housing costs … Continue reading
Lord Heseltine recognises the value of Leeds Ahead partnerships
Congratulations to Leeds Ahead, which developed the Business Partnership Model called “Make the Grade” providing a structured package of business activity and support within both a Secondary School and its partner Primary Schools. Make the Grade was featured and credited in the … Continue reading
“You Build Them, You Buy Them and We’ll Design Them” – RIBA
Whilst I am hugely impressed by the work of RIBA and the Future Homes Commission, the report seems to conclude that Local Authority pension funds will build the houses; institutional investors will buy them once they are mature; and the … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, development risk, Housing, investment, LGA, mixed communities, new housing, pension funds, portfolio, Residential, RIBA
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Property Investment is for Life.
When I read a report such as the Yorkshire Building Society insight into First Time Buyers just published, I am always reminded that everything we do is ultimately about real people. Current first time buyers are faced with the prospect … Continue reading
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‘Normality’ will not return – Action not debate is needed
‘Normality’ will not return says Yolande Barnes at Savills. The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has called for the government to push the UK’s housing shortage up the policy agenda and halt the decline in housing starts. Continue reading
New Report Highlights barriers to Institutional Investment into Residential Sector
The report also revealed that institutional investors rely on an income-generating model rather than a model based in capital growth – well how about a model that offers both? Continue reading
