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Labour tax tirade hits UK with largest millionaire exodus of all global nations

The latest analysis from international property consultancy, Astons , reveals that the UK has seen the sharpest annual decline in its millionaire population of any country, a trend driven by sweeping tax hikes targeting high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) - including increases to Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, and major reforms to the non-dom regime. As a result, more of the UK's wealthiest...

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Half of Brits in North East are sitting at home in the cold and dark for fear of rising household bills

More than half of Brits are spending their time at home in the cold and dark for fear of rising household bills, according to new research which lays bare the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

A survey by Barratt Developments North East, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, found that almost three in five people in the North East (57%) are having to keep the lights...

Boyer achieves planning permission for Taylor Wimpey in Innsworth, Gloucester

National planning consultancy Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group ) has assisted Taylor Wimpey Bristol in obtaining reserved matters approval to deliver 257 dwellings at Innsworth, near Gloucester. The resolution was awarded by Tewkesbury Borough Council on 21 February 2023.

The decision marks a significant point in Taylor Wimpey’s partnership with the Defence Infrastructure...

Proposed Revisions to the NPPF: impact on the land market by Ian Barnett, National Land Director Leaders Romans Group (LRG)

Bringing forward land for development requires strategic planning. The term ‘strategic’ does not only refer to this early, pre-planning application stage: it describes the nature of the approach – one which is long-term and closely aligned to both local and national strategic objectives.

But any ‘strategic’ element to our future planning system seems to have been abandoned the day...

Levelling up and Investment Zones: wholescale change or unworkable inconsistencies? By Sarah Cox, Partner Carter Jonas (Leeds)

In the context of the political and economic upheaval that occurred during 2022, it is increasingly difficult to predict the future of planning policy with any certainty.

Last February’s white paper launched the levelling up agenda; draft legislation for which was produced in May in the form of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. But levelling up appeared to drop off the agenda...

Bekki, a Sales Adviser for Barratt Developments at the Highgrove at Wynyard Park development, visited the pupils at Wynyard Primary School

Pupils In Wynyard Receive High-Vis Vests From Leading Housebuilder To Help Them Be Seen

A primary school in Wynyard has received high-vis vests from a local housebuilder to promote the safety first message to its pupils.

Barratt Developments North East, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes and is building the Highgrove at Wynyard Park development, donated 30 high vis-vests to a class at Wynyard Primary School so that its pupils can be easily seen on...

Carter Jonas Confirms Sale of Land at Hailey, near Witney in West Oxfordshire to Sovereign

National property consultancy, Carter Jonas, acting on behalf of Leda Properties Limited, has sold a residential development site off Giernalls Road, in Hailey, north of Witney.

Extending to approximately 2.69 acres with access off Giernalls Road, the site represents a rare opportunity to deliver new homes in an attractive edge of village setting, with surrounding land uses including...

LRG appointed to oversee substantial suburban build to rent scheme at Buckler’s Park in Berkshire

National property services group Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has been instructed by Legal & General’s Suburban Build To Rent team to jointly manage and maintain over 100 Build to Rent (BTR) units at Buckler’s Park near Wokingham.

Buckler's Park, which is being built out by Cala Homes, is a new community of contemporary-styled homes in the Berkshire countryside adjoining LRG’s...

Catalyst launches new Shared Ownership homes in Stoke Hammond

Last week, Catalyst, part of the Peabody Group, launched a range of two, three- and four-bedroom houses in the quaint village of Stoke Hammond, available to purchase exclusively through Shared Ownership.

The new development by Catalyst is just three miles south of Milton Keynes and within the county of Buckinghamshire, where house prices are reported to be growing faster than London...

New Homes In Heywood Coming Soon

ANWYL Homes Lancashire is preparing to launch its first new homes in Greater Manchester.

A total of 120 new homes are being built by Anwyl across almost 15 acres of land on Manchester Road East in Heywood.

Work at the development, known as Whittle Brook Park , which is part of the wider West Hopwood venture, started in late 2022.

The first homes are due to be...

How to Find a Reliable Tenant

You have a property that you want to lease out. How do you ensure that you are not saddled with a troublesome tenant or one who falls behind on rent? This guide covers the checks you need to do.

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You want a tenant with a steady job and sufficient income to pay for rent without going short. If the rental amount is £1,000 a month, the tenant must bring in thirty times that...

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