More new council homes will be on their way to Cardiff if plans to boost the city’s exciting housing development programme are approved next week. Cabinet is recommended to agree a set of proposals that would pave the way for more much-needed affordable housing to be built, helping to address very high demand and pressures […]
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An ambitious strategy, outlining Cardiff Council’s plans to continue addressing housing need in the city, to upgrade existing homes and regenerate communities, maintain momentum in tackling homelessness and support tenants and residents impacted by the pandemic, will be considered by Cabinet next week. The Council’s annual Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan also sets out how the authority will focus on rolling out innovative decarbonisation projects across the city, deliver a zero carbon housing development in Rumney and create an onsite construction training hub to train up to 750 people a year and offer employment or apprenticeships to over 200 […]
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A mixed use development coming to Cardiff has received financial backing from Principality Commercial. Developed by property company Portabella, Laundry Quarter, a former laundry mill site will bring 34 houses and apartments to the Pontcanna area. Nine retail spaces are also being developed, to provide opportunities for independent businesses to trade. Principality has provided £7m in funding for the first phase of the development, comprising of 13 houses and apartments. The development includes four and five bed homes, finished to a modern standard as well as one and two bed apartments with prices starting from £270,000. The first phase of […]
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Work on a housing development of the future, to build more than 200 low carbon homes for Cardiff, has begun. Cardiff Council and its partners, Wates Residential, have started construction on the largestdevelopment in the Cardiff Living scheme, that will deliver 214 new properties on the former site of Eastern high school off Newport Road. The innovative development has been awarded £4.1m of Welsh Government Innovative Housing Programme (IHP) funding and will take energy performance standards to a new level as all of the homes will incorporate renewable technologies and smart energy management systems to significantly reduce the energy demand […]
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The annual Cardiff Report from global property consultancy Knight Frank shows that, even though the city’s property market was badly hit by the pandemic in 2020, Cardiff still achieved noticeable successes, and is anticipated to bounce back well next year when the recovery phase of the pandemic begins. The report describes how the office lettings sector was badly affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, while parts of the property investment sector remained strong, the demand for industrial and logistics space continued to grow, and the city’s residential market saw intense activity across all price bands with house prices 7.3 per cent […]
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Work is complete on the second phase of affordable homes at the £100m Ely Mill development, including three zero carbon homes. Funded by Principality Commercial, the lending arm of Wales’ largest building society, and developed by Tirion Homes, the 78 properties have all been let by Cadwyn Housing Association. Within the portfolio of 78 homes are three carbon zero properties, which incorporate systems that can adapt heating and power supplies to the owner’s requirements, helping to save energy. The trial, coordinated by housing developer Sero, is part of the UK’s largest rollout of a demand-side approach to energy management at […]
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Innovative housing solutions that will provide high quality, sustainable homes for families experiencing homelessness are on their way to Cardiff. Cardiff Council is working with Beattie Passive to quickly increase the city’s supply of temporary accommodation with new high quality, high performance homes to cater for homeless families. Beattie Passive will be creating 48 new […]
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