Richard Donnell
NewsGive first-time buyers a leg up
The shortage of one- and two-bedroom homes has driven up prices, to everybody’s detriment
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Coming your way?
If the Thames Gateway’s ambitious regeneration targets are to be met, a lot will depend on attracting demand for the new housing. So far progress has been patchy.
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An Investment Opportunity?
The government is consulting with industry over the introduction of property investment funds. the director of FPDSavills Research, answers key questions about the proposals for residential PIFs and how they could affect the housebuilding industry
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Why don't we build more houses?
Housebuilding in this country is a highly polarised business. At one end of the spectrum plc housebuilders are in the business of building private housing in order to make decent returns for their shareholders rather than hit the latest government targets. At the other end, the housing association sector is ...
CommentFront line
High land prices are squeezing housing associations out of building homes, says Peter Hibbert, but Richard Donnell says there are plenty of opportunities if associations market their skills