London mayor's 'State of the City' speech outlines plan for homeownership program on new builds
London's Mayor Josh Morgan says he's using his provincially granted "strong mayor powers" to bring forward a new homeownership program, where the city and developers will cover development fees for new buil...
#homeownership #program #newbuilds #London
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-mayor-s-state-of-the-city-speech-outlines-plan-for-homeownership-program-on-new-builds-9.7064380?cmp=rss
I really caught the light on what are usually ugly #newbuilds
Future-Proof Secrets for a Master Bathroom in a New Build

How to design an upscale master bathroom in a new home construction that balances luxury with long-lasting functionality and durability.

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Labor has pivoted from health to housing. How will SA voters respond?

In 2022, it was “Labor will fix the ramping crisis”. Now, it’s “Labor will fix the housing crisis”.…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #apartments #AU #Australia #crisis #funding #Health #Housing #Labor #liberal #newbuilds #Policy #ramping #regulations #saelection #SAgovernment #SouthAustralia
https://www.newsbeep.com/214355/

When buying your dream home in Costa Blanca, Spain, be aware of builders such as
Amay Properties who lack essential business ethos, such as Honour & integrity.
Our nightmare began when we purchased our dream Villa.

We share our story in a three-part series on our website to help other
unsuspecting buyers avoid falling prey to these unscrupulous builders. Part TWO
is available now.

Read our story at: https://www.zaarie.com/amay-properties-part-2/
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AMAY Properties Part 2

Amay Properties Part 2. This is the second part of our three part story of the betrayal and dishonour of Amay Properties.

Zaarie

Promising scenes in Parliament today.

I’m one of many shared owners trapped by the cladding scandal, living in a shoddily-built, leak-ridden flat that my housing association are too incompetent and uncaring to fix.

Leasehold needs to go.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65673728

#LeaseholdScandal #leasehold #SharedOwnership #NewBuilds #BuildingSafetyCrisis #EndOurCladdingScandal #GTTO

Labour to force non-binding Commons vote on scrapping leaseholds

The housing secretary has said leaseholds are unfair but has not set a date for abolishing the system.

BBC News

We also like how he talked about the #embeddedEnergy in the existing #housingStock and #officeSpace.

He points to how industry is encouraged to #waste due to govts giving #taxBreaks and other #perks for #newBuilds, rather than encouraging #developers to #refurbish or #renovate existing #heritage and #realEstate.

It has a terrible impact on our #carbonFootprint - but is great for #GDP!

If you're concerned with #sustainability you need to know the effects of #overdevelopment.