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Ryan Bembridge

Toronto

Writer and Journalist at Freelance

Editor at PropertyWire

Journalist and writer. Editor of @PropertyWire. Formerly editor of Property Investor Post and @mortgagechat Contact: [email protected] 🇬🇧 🇨🇦

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  • 2 days ago | propertywire.com | Ryan Bembridge

    There was a 25% uptick in projects staring in the three months to the end of May, research from Glenigan has found. This represents a 10% increase on 2024 figures. Allan Wilen, economic director at Glenigan, said: “The industry will welcome these results as, despite the downturn in major projects (Construction projects valued at >£100m) recently shown in the May Review, the underlying market, which represents the majority of work across the sector, appears to be on the up.

  • 2 days ago | propertywire.com | Ryan Bembridge

    Dallas-based private equity firm Lone Star Real Estate Fund VII has agreed to buy nine purpose-built student accommodation assets for £212 million. The seller is Unite Student, the UK’s largest developer and owner of student accommodation, while the deal is set to go through in August 2025. The portfolio comprises 3,656 beds across nine high-quality PBSA assets in five well-located university markets: Aberdeen, Leicester, Leeds, Nottingham and Sheffield.

  • 2 days ago | propertywire.com | Ryan Bembridge

    A council is using a second homes tax to fund loans to first-time buyers in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The Homebuy Pembrokeshire scheme will provide a loan of up to 30% of a property’s value, which must be used towards a purchase. The loan is interest-free and secured against the property, while its value is linked to the cost of the home.

  • 2 days ago | propertywire.com | Ryan Bembridge

    A decline in planning permission in England is threatening UK housebuilding targets, Investec research shows. In 2024 only 241,000 housing units received planning permission in England, a 3% decrease from the previous year. This shortfall is particularly acute in the South East, with London facing a substantial housing gap, with only 32,160 dwellings delivered in 2023, less than half the estimated amount required.

  • 2 days ago | propertywire.com | Ryan Bembridge

    Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director, LRGHistorically, older properties have been generally viewed as more desirable than new builds, mainly because their supply is finite and they can be in the very best locations. In addition, you tend to get a larger garden and driveway than with many newer homes. And, because of the limited supply of these ‘character’ properties, they have usually increased in value well and sold for more than an equivalent-sized new build.

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