EXPOSED: New Homes Challenges and Developers Pain Points

Episode Highlights ⬇️ ✅ Challenges developers face in the new homes market ✅ Potential impact of new homes on the property market ✅ The probability of buying properties in specific areas ✅ Importance of planning and infrastructure in property development

Detailed overview ⬇️ 

🏙️ Challenges in the New Homes Market 
A closer look at what developers are up against in the new homes market.
Delving into planning hurdles, escalating material and labor costs, and the volatility of property prices.

💰 Profitability of Buying Properties
Investigating the potential returns when investing in specific areas. Example spotlight: A block in Reading.
The allure and benefits of the Barclay furnished lifestyle for buyers.

🔨 Planning and Infrastructure
The indispensable role of planning and infrastructure in property development.
Addressing residents' frustrations, particularly traffic congestion and the absence of necessary infrastructure in some regions.

👆Estate Agents' Perspective
Gaining insights from the frontlines: How estate agents view property prices.
A candid chat about the challenges agents are grappling with in today's market landscape

📊 Government Schemes and the Housing Market
Unpacking the influence of government initiatives like the "Help to Buy" scheme on the housing market.
Discussing the need for fresh strategies to reinvigorate the market and encourage buyer participation.

🗣️ Concerns of Residents
Unearthing the reservations and apprehensions of residents regarding new developments in their vicinity.
Deliberating the broader implications these concerns have for the housing market.

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Your hosts are Andy Brown, Ian Macbeth & Mike Robson
 
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