The sense of community that emerges from cohousing developments is not merely due to its physical design, nor is it a happy accident — it is the central aim of the development and management process, which starts prior to the design and development of these communities.
The vast majority of building societies, some 87%, expect the Bank of Mum and Dad to play an increasing role in helping first time buyers get on the housing ladder over the next five to 10 years.
Some 17,000 brownfield sites have been identified and mapped in Britain, totalling around 27,700 hectares, which could provide space for more than 961,000 new homes.
House prices in the East Midlands are rising more than three times faster than those in London, as the capital’s housing market reaches its peak of affordability.
Parts of the countryside are being needlessly sacrificed to build homes because thousands of small plots of previously developed land are being overlooked by councils, a study has found.