Decline in new homes
Series: Construction News ; (6745) 6 December 2001, 5(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Newly released government housing statistics reveal that only 58,000 homes were built in London and the South-East between 1996 and 2000. Meanwhile, the number of buyers searching for new property rose by more than 6% to 184,000 over this period. House builders are blaming exorbitant planning gain demands, known as s106 agreements, for this fall in the number of new homes.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Newly released government housing statistics reveal that only 58,000 homes were built in London and the South-East between 1996 and 2000. Meanwhile, the number of buyers searching for new property rose by more than 6% to 184,000 over this period. House builders are blaming exorbitant planning gain demands, known as s106 agreements, for this fall in the number of new homes.