by peter littlewood | Nov 10, 2025 | Open News
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has praised the success of a Build to Rent community being developed alongside the University of Cambridge, after visiting the scheme this week. Developers Apache Capital and Nuveen Real Estate confirmed that every home in phase two...
by peter littlewood | Nov 10, 2025 | Open News
New analysis has revealed that 57% of homes in England will need energy efficiency upgrades to meet the government’s minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) target of band C by 2030. Insulation firm SuperFOIL reviewed more than 25 million EPC records to assess...
by peter littlewood | Nov 10, 2025 | Open News
The secondary market for Build-to-Rent (BTR) schemes has been severely slowed, with transactions now taking over 12 months to complete, as buyers demand increasingly rigorous safety checks post-Building Safety Act 2022. The New ‘Gold Standard’ for Due...
by peter littlewood | Nov 10, 2025 | Open News
Property118 has run an article stating that the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) is set to impose a three-pronged compliance cost on property owners, creating a high-stakes administrative burden for the sector. It can be seen here, and in summary: The Triple...
by peter littlewood | Nov 4, 2025 | Open News
A prominent investment analyst is warning that the prospect of multiple property tax changes and a potential overhaul of national insurance (NI) is creating significant uncertainty, leading to an earlier-than-usual slowdown in the housing market. Alice Haine, of...
