Retailer and Marketing WAM member, John Lewis, has announced plans to diversify the group's offering with a move into the build-to-rent housing market. Faced with declining profits from in-store retail, John Lewis Chair, Sharon White revealed that she planned to see the employee-owned retailer … [Read more...]
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Bellway announces new homes for Poynton
Housebuilder Bellway has commenced work on a development of 148 high quality new build homes off Dickens Lane in Poynton, Cheshire. Remediation and initial groundworks are underway at the 13 acre site that will be transformed with an attractive mix of three and four bedroom homes, plus a number … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council proposes revisions to green belt site allocations
Cheshire East Council has proposed a number of revisions to green belt site allocations in the borough as it finalises its Local Plan Strategy. The Local Plan was approved in 2017. The second part of the plan - known as the site allocations and development policies document (SADPD) - is now … [Read more...]
Cheshire East housebuilding reaches seven-year high
Over 3000 new homes were built in Cheshire East in the 2019-20 financial year, marking the seventh successive year of increased housebuilding in the borough. An additional 3,065 new homes were constructed in Cheshire East, outperforming the area's annual housebuilding requirements by 1,265 … [Read more...]
Macclesfield school site developers announced by Homes England
Barratt and David Wilson Homes North West have been announced as the preferred developers for the Macclesfield King's School site, government housing agency Homes England has revealed. The scheme to build 300 new homes at the King's School Fence Avenue campus in Macclesfield secured full planning … [Read more...]
Alderley Edge site manager recognised for ‘Pride in the Job’ at housing awards
A site manager working at Bellway’s Heatherley Wood development near Alderley Edge has received a prestigious National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride in the Job award. Karl Henshaw (pictured in front of one of the homes on the development) received the award for excellence in the role of on … [Read more...]
Housing trust appoints new Chief Executive
Macclesfield based Peaks & Plains Housing Trust has appointed a new Chief Executive. Mark Howden will assume the role, after serving as Interim Chief Executive since November 2019. During his tenure as Interim Chief Executive at the housing trust, Mark Howden (pictured) has worked with the … [Read more...]
SAS Daniels explain stamp duty relief scheme
Cheshire law firm, SAS Daniels, explains the recent temporary changes to stamp duty, announced by the Chancellor. On 8th July, Rishi Sunak revealed a temporary stamp duty holiday for homes under £500,000, as well as reduced rates for investment properties and second homes under the scheme in a … [Read more...]
Handforth Garden Village gets green light to progress
Cheshire East Council’s cabinet gave the green light for its officers to seek to legally resolve any outstanding legal rights issues, so the Handforth Garden Village scheme can proceed unhindered. The garden village will create a bespoke village community with high-quality design housing and … [Read more...]
North-west first time buyers plan to choose rural locations after Covid-19
Research produced by financial services group, Legal & General, has shown that one-in-five first time buyers in the North-west are choosing to focus their search on rural areas. Research by the company's Mortgage Club found that the Covid-19 pandemic had not dissuaded most first-time buyers … [Read more...]
Bike voucher offer launches for Bellway homebuyers
Bellway Homes have launched a bike voucher offer for new homebuyers at their Heatherley Wood development, as more people are choosing to cycle following the coronavirus lockdown. Bellway Homes have partnered with Rick Green Cycles in Wilmslow, and are giving new homebuyers on the Alderley Park … [Read more...]
Macclesfield retirement homes win planning approval
Developers McCarthy & Stone have won planning approval for 89 retirement homes including a care facility on the former King's School site in Macclesfield, Place North West has reported. The proposed development comprises 31 retirement flats, aimed at the over-seventies, with a separate … [Read more...]