On-site at East Float YM visited House by Urban Splash’s exciting new development at Wirral Waters for an in-depth chat with the firm’s director of development, Simon Humphreys FOR URBAN SPLASH, a company that made its name repurposing unloved spaces throughout the North, taking on the challenge of transforming a forgotten piece ... Read More...
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What is the state of the mortgage market after a year of Covid? Sponsored content Like all markets, the mortgage market has not avoided the impact of coronavirus. A year after the start of the pandemic, Wayne Slater from South Liverpool's Spectrum Independent Financial Services looks at what we can learn from ... Read More...
Redrow has announced plans to build up to 730 new homes in Halewood following its acquisition of two sites totalling 90 acres. The housebuilder has exchanged contracts on a parcel of land to the south west of the town, off Lower Road, with plans in place to build 196 new homes ... Read More...
Demand for homes in Liverpool is being driven by Scouse ‘emigres’ returning from London in response to the pandemic. The boom in home-working has seen workers re-assess where they need to be based to earn a living, with many opting to return to their roots. And, as a report from consultants PWC ... Read More...
Demand for homes in Liverpool has soared following the lifting of restrictions preventing all but non-essential house moves from taking place. Under changes to the official Health Protection Regulations announced on Tuesday (12 May) evening, visiting estate agents and viewing properties was permitted from yesterday (13 May) for the first time ... Read More...
New research from North West affordable homes provider, Onward Living, has revealed that 75% of would-be homebuyers in the region have had their plans disrupted by the Coronavirus outbreak. According to the findings, 43% of prospective buyers who were searching for a new home before the lockdown began have significantly delayed ... Read More...
Plans to build two, four-storey apartment blocks on a vacant brownfield site close to Penny Lane in South Liverpool have been revealed. Penny Lane Property Limited has submitted proposals which could see the overgrown Smithdown Road plot between Penny Lane Emporium and Pablinos Bar and Grill redeveloped. A total of 34, two-bedrooms ... Read More...
One of the largest housebuilders in the North West has become the first major business to back a campaign designed to protect outdoor workers from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays. Stewart Milne Homes, which has developments in Prescot and Wirral, is backing North West Cancer Research’s Sun Safety ... Read More...
Wirral Council will target brownfield sites to build more than 800 homes per year according to the authority’s deputy leader. Councillor George Davies has made the ‘brownfield first’ pledge as the council looks to progress its Local Plan, with the government requiring at least 803 new properties annually for the next ... Read More...
The regeneration of Toxteth’s Welsh Streets could be about to take another step forward with the submission of plans for 52 new-build homes. Developer Placefirst is proposing a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties as part of its wider masterplan for the Victorian terraced streets. If approved by Liverpool City ... Read More...