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Top seven stories this week in housing and investment: 18 January

New Help to Buy scheme is opening to first-time buyers

Green house

Landlords and homeowners have extra year to apply for Green Homes Grant

Construction building planning

North-west leads UK housebuilding sector with fastest five-year growth

Door new-build

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Investing in a new-build? Make it appeal to a wider range of tenants…

New-build rental yields

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Why buyers go the extra mile to invest in a new-build

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UK housebuilders planning to reopen construction sites in coming weeks

Door new-build

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Nine out of 10 new home buyers would invest in a new-build again

Housebuilding target construction site new-build

Where are the most lucrative new-build property hotspots in the UK?

High rise cladding

Cladding scandal: is it safe to invest in a new-build high rise?

A crane lifts a new home

New-build housing standards are about to get even higher in the UK

London construction building

Roaring success of new-build flat sales take lion’s share in London

A strong UK property market: The top 3 indicators

The true value of bricks: Are new homes worth their weight in Mars Bars?

Graphic showing energy efficiency ratings

New EPC rules for 2020 bring added incentive to invest in new properties

Contract fees

Construction

Calls for new-build estate fees to be clearer for buyers

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Quality control: a new standard of new-build revealed by NHBC

Building

Focus on UK house building: what are the benefits of buying a new-build?

buy-to-let mortgages

How you can save £12,000 by investing in a new-build buy-to-let

Bew build houses in the United Kingdom

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Developers need to prioritise building two-up, two-down houses

Electric car charge

Electric car chargepoints to become mandatory for new-build homes

A view of beautiful houses in North London

Property investors and developers: this is the most desirable property type

Labour plans ‘leasehold revolution’ to empower millions of households

Changes seen in the UK property market over last five years

Letwin Review promises quicker and greener new build for the UK high street

The Heaton Group: The Sorting Office Construction Update 2019

The Heaton Group: The Sorting Office Construction Update 2019

Bew build houses in the United Kingdom

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Regions post rise in new home numbers

New-build rental yields

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Number of new builds slows down

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