International RealEstateRama
Council supports tenants affected by ‘bedroom tax’
March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- City of York Council is visiting over 800 of its tenants known to be affected by the bedroom tax as part of a proactive programme of support around benefit changes. Visits started in January and will be completed be...
London rents up average of £80 in 18 months
March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The report shows that instead of falling as the government had hoped, rents increased on average £80 (nine per cent) for private housing in the lower band of rented property since housing benefit reforms took effec...
£4.5 billion Budget deal to help homebuyers and boost economy
March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today (20 March 2013) welcomed a new multi-billion pound housing package that will help aspiring homebuyers move up the housing ladder and build thousands of new homes
Mayor secures £750 million settlement to support London’s house building
March 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment of at least £750 million in funding to boost housing construction in London. The funding, announced in today’s budget, will provide t...
Consumer sentiment in the housing market improves, but the UK needs more new homes
March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some light may be appearing at the end of the housing market tunnel as the day before the Budget the BSA's March Property Tracker reveals that access to mortgage finance as a barrier to property purchase has dropped...
Ballards Walk consultation to be held
March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Consultation on emerging plans to sell a council owned open space for housing will start next week. Ballards Walk, opposite Gloucester Park in Basildon was first identified as an ‘enabling site’ at cabinet on 27...
LABOUR CONDEMNS TORIES’ FAILURE TO TACKLE HOUSING MARKET EXCLUSION
March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Speaking at Dartford Borough Council’s annual budget meeting on Monday night (25th February), Cllr. Geoff Prout, Labour’s Shadow Leader of the Council, called upon the ruling Conservative administration to “le...
Tentative signs that consumer confidence is firming in the housing market
March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The June 2011 BSA Property Trackersurvey indicates that consumers are slightly less negative about the outlook for the housing market. The proportion that did not think that it is currently a good time to buy droppe...
New affordable homes in WGC opened by Grant Shapps MP
March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An exciting new development of 24 affordable homes is being officially opened by Welwyn Hatfield MP, Grant Shapps, on Friday 15 March at "Leefield", Welwyn Garden City.
Garden waste collections restart
March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Householders who are part of the collection scheme will shortly be receiving a leaflet showing their specific collection dates
Mulalley and Sutton celebrate milestone for £1.7m improvement programme
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mulalley and Sutton Housing Partnership (SHP) celebrated the 500th window installation on the Mill Green Estate.
“What Homes Where?” – Free online toolkit that allows communities to understand their local...
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A leading group of housing and planning organisations will today launch in parliament a toolkit that will allow anyone - at the click of a button and free of charge - to find out how the population of their area h...
First time buyers set to benefit from local authority mortgage scheme
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- First time buyers are set to be given help to get on the property ladder, thanks to an East Sussex County Council-backed mortgage scheme.
Dangerous trees threatening nearby houses to be removed
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- After consulting its tree experts, and residents, Fareham Borough Council will be removing three tress in Frosthole Close, Fareham, which could cause damage to nearby houses.
Planning Minister visits York to talk about the development of York Central
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Planning, Nick Boles MP, visited Cllr James Alexander and senior council officials in York today to talk about kick starting the re-development of the largest brown fie...
Property owning benefit cheat jailed for fraud
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A benefit fraudster who illegally claimed £29,000 while failing to reveal he had a property in Wales and part-owned a farmhouse in France has been jailed.
Trees project a breath of fresh air for Port Talbot
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents in the Margam and Taibach areas of Port Talbot are being offered a free tree for their gardens as part of a project to make the town cleaner and greener.
A new home for public health
March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Changes to public health services will enable Durham County Council to explore new ways of addressing inequalities.
Mortgage rescue scheme helps first local family
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has just helped its first family to avoid repossession through a new mortgage rescue scheme which assists families who face losing their home.
Assembly calls for urgent review of impact of Universal Credit on London’s housing crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The London Assembly today called on the Mayor to launch an urgent review of the potential impact on London of the Government’s plans to change the way housing benefits are paid, amid fears that ...
