We need both. The large developers for the new towns you mention and the small developers to create homes in the small pockets in the city that large developers wouldn't touch with a barge pole. If we had gone through with our plans there would be five families with new builds and a dozen people...
Not strictly true. A few years ago my brother and I had a property development business. We'd done quite a few successfully properties and so had backing from our bank with a substantial credit line. We started to look at new builds and conversions - funding no problem and finding sites no...
Are you willing to do work on a property ? If so it might be worth looking at Hangleton. I brought my place for £190k and spent £30k on it about 6 years ago. My neighbours bought theirs two years ago for £200k and have spent a similar amount on improving it.
There are lots of 1 and 2 bed...
Sadly, I doubt you'll even get a mortgage to cover £250k. You'll be able to borrow around £160k ( depending on your outgoings ) meaning you'll need to find a £90k+ deposit before you even think about legal fees and stamp duty.