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  • Buckley Gray Yeoman replaces Collado Collins on 580-home Shredded Wheat factory scheme

    2 months ago | bdonline.co.uk | Alex Funk |Tom Lowe

    New team brought in after previous scheme went into receivership Buckley Gray Yeoman (BGY) has replaced Collado Collins on a 579-home redevelopment of the former Shredded Wheat factory site in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Collado Collins was originally appointed as lead architect on an earlier version of the scheme for 1,340 homes, approved in late 2018, for joint venture partners ZM Land & Capital and Metropolitan Thames Valley.

  • Hull City Council approves 6,000-home housing strategy

    2 months ago | housingtoday.co.uk | Alex Funk

    At least 1,452 affordable homes could be delivered by 2031Hull City Council cabinet members have approved a plan to deliver nearly 6,000 homes by 2031. Within the housing growth plan approved this week, 5,958 homes will be delivered by between 2025 and 2031, including 1,452 for affordable tenures of which 800 will be council homes. The plan’s delivery of 993 homes a year would be in excless of the 540 needed to meet the city’s identified housing need.

  • New funding model could deliver £4.5bn for transport projects, says WSP

    2 months ago | building.co.uk | Alex Funk

    Tax Increment Financing (TIF) could unlock billions for TfL extensions if formatted for residential useAn amended version of the investment model used to support a new branch of the Northern Line could create £4.5bn in funding for upcoming transport schemes over 25 years, WSP has said. A new report published by the consultant alongside business campaign group BusinessLDN, endorsed building on the tax increment financing (TIF) approach.

  • Buyer demand up 13% in January, says Zoopla

    2 months ago | housingtoday.co.uk | Alex Funk

    House prices up 2% in DecemberDemand for homes increased by 13% in January 2025 compared to the same period the previous year according to the latest house price index (HPI) from property website Zoopla. Zoopla determines ‘buyer demand’ by measuring activity on its website, such as searches for property, listing homes and making enquiries. New sales agreed are also up 12% year-on-year in January 2025.

  • Sage Homes’ chief executive to step down after five years

    2 months ago | housingtoday.co.uk | Alex Funk

    Blackstone-backed Sage will begin looking for a successor soonThe chief executive of Sage Homes has announced that he will be leaving his role later this year after half a decade. Mark Sater is stepping aside for a new boss to ‘take the reins’ after ‘having proven the value and impact of private investment in affordable housing’, said a spokesperson for the for-profit registered provider.

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