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Business News Wales
13 hours ago
- Business
- Business News Wales
Local Housebuilder Reports Strong Demand in South Wales Homes
Local Housebuilder Reports Strong Demand in South Wales Homes During 2024, just 3,074 new properties were completed in Wales — marking a sharp fall of over 20% from the 3,894 homes completed in 2022. This is particularly prevalent in South Wales, where constrained planning pipelines and land supply challenges continue to delay delivery. However, despite growing pressures on the market, Barratt David Wilson Redrow South Wales has reported that demand for new homes is continuing to grow in 2025. What's more, local authorities have recorded 4% annual growth in the region — with predictions of house prices in wider Wales outperforming the UK average over the next five years by 25.2%. Newport, in particular, is seeing a 61% increase in first-time mortgage applications and with properties in Wales requiring a 23% lower than average deposit and mortgage in comparison to the wider UK, Wales is positioned as a desirable location for getting on to the property ladder with greater financial confidence. Nigel Palmer, Managing Director at Barratt David Wilson Redrow South Wales, said: 'While the broader sector faces well-documented challenges, our focus remains clear — we are actively working with government, industry, housing associations and local authorities to accelerate housing delivery in Wales. Our goal is to help build thriving, inclusive communities while supporting economic growth and providing buyers with tailored financial solutions that make homeownership more achievable. 'The Welsh housing market is underpinned by strong fundamentals — affordability, location, and lifestyle. First-time buyers remain highly motivated, and we're seeing exceptional interest across our developments from buyers who recognise the long-term value of investing in South Wales.' Central to this affordability are the incentives offered by Barratt David Wilson Redrow South Wales including Help to Buy Wales — which was extended until September 2026 to enable brand-new homes to be purchased with just a 5% deposit — and the Key Worker Deposit Contribution whereby Barratt will contribute up to £25,000 for those personnel that act as the lifeline of our communities. Nigel continued: 'South Wales offers a unique blend of lifestyle, opportunity, and community — factors that increasingly appeal to today's buyers. We remain fully committed to ensuring that homeownership remains within reach for future generations through targeted support, meaningful incentives, and collaboration on much-needed planning reform.'
South Wales Argus
5 days ago
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Barratt David Wilson Redrow extends RSPB partnership
Barratt David Wilson Redrow South Wales and the RSPB have renewed their agreement for another five years, with parent company Barratt Redrow investing an additional £1 million to support nature conservation across its housing developments. The partnership will continue to benefit schemes such as Pentref Llewelyn in Swansea and Afon Las at Plasdwr in Cardiff, where RSPB guidance is helping to create more nature-friendly communities. Nigel Palmer, managing director of Barratt David Wilson Redrow South Wales, said: "Whilst we face a nature and climate emergency in the UK we also need to build more homes to tackle the housing crisis. "This is why we have partnered with the RSPB for the past 11 years to show how it's possible to build new homes for people and wildlife. "We are delighted to now be extending the partnership for another five years, building on what we have already learnt together giving nature a home." Since the partnership began in 2014, the RSPB has supported the housebuilder in creating developments that support biodiversity and encourage homeowners to make space for wildlife. The collaboration has resulted in wildlife-friendly show home gardens, landscaping guides, and the development of swift bricks, which are now being installed in 7,500 new homes. The extended partnership will focus on deepening existing schemes and introducing new nature-friendly features. This includes the rollout of Species Enhancement Plans, which are designed to support at-risk wildlife in specific locations. The partnership has been recognised with several awards, including a BIG Biodiversity Challenge Award and the RSPCA Animal Hero Award.
BBC News
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Petition over 'dangerous' Bull in the Oaks junction handed in
Campaigners have said they hope action will be taken after more than 1,000 people signed a petition calling for traffic lights at a "dangerous" road junction in petition, started by the Market Bosworth Society, urges Leicestershire County Council to take steps to prevent crashes at the Bull in the Oaks crossroads, where the A447 meets the B585 near Market Palmer, chairman of the society, said the petition, signed by 1,054 people, had now been handed to the council said it would now investigate issues raised by the petition. The current layout of the crossroads requires drivers on the B585 to give way to vehicles on the Palmer said the junction had an "awful track record of crashes".He added: "It's a matter of several factors I think. It's a very busy junction and traffic is quite heavy now on the A447. "[It's] an extremely busy junction with lots of drivers of all description of vehicles trying to get across it at various times of the day." 'Make it safe' Mr Palmer, who has lived in Market Bosworth since 1962, said there had been 25 recorded crashes there where people had been killed or injured since 2001 but added that the real number of crashes without injury there was "far, far" said that although the petition called for traffic lights at the junction, he would not be against an island there."The Market Bosworth Society decided that as an island had been looked at before and dismissed, we were presenting a ready-made excuse if we went along that route, so traffic lights were considered as being a cheaper alternative, simple to deploy and would solve the problem by actually stopping traffic whilst people moved about," Mr Palmer added."Not ideal perhaps compared to an island, but it would make it safe, and that's what we're looking to try and do." The county council said it had 28 days to examine the data it has on the crossroads before responding.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Call for Traffic lights at 'dangerous' Bull in the Oaks junction
Calls for traffic lights at 'dangerous' crossroads 15 minutes ago Share Save Dan Martin BBC News, Leicester Share Save Google Traffic lights would make the junction safer, campaigners said Hundreds of people have signed a petition pressing for traffic lights to be installed at a 'dangerous' crossroads near Market Bosworth. Campaigners are urging Leicestershire County Council to take steps to prevent crashes at Bull in the Oaks crossroads, where the A447 meets the B585 near Market Bosworth. The petition, started by the Market Bosworth Society, has been signed by 789 people so far and will be presented to the authority at the start of June. The county council said it would investigate the issues raised by the petition. The current lay-out of the crossroads requires drivers on the B585 to give way to vehicles in the A447. "That crossroads has an awful track record of crashes," said Market Bosworth Society chairman Nigel Palmer. "There have been 25 recorded accidents there where people have been killed or injured since 2001. "The figures only reflect accidents where there have been casualties, but the actual number of crashes is probably double or treble that. "In the last three weeks there have been two accidents where vehicles have been badly damaged." 'Poor view' "It's a dangerous junction," Mr Palmer said. "Drivers using the junction are subject to long delays which serves only to inflate the danger. "The design of the slip road to turn onto the B585 from the A447 when travelling west is poor. "Drivers emerging from the junction from the west have a poor view of vehicles travelling from the south." Mr Palmer said: "Traffic lights are a sensible, simple and cost effective way to make that junction safe instantly and we hope the county council acts on our suggestion." The petition can be signed on the county council's website and a paper copy is available in the pharmacy in Market Bosworth until 31 May. A county council spokesperson said: "We are aware of the Bull in the Oak Crossroads petition and will investigate the issues raised, responding via our usual processes once it closes." Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210.
