Market Harborough housing news
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Market Harborough Rent to Own: 5 Flats, 60% of Rent Back
Rent a Welland House flat and get 60% of your rent back as a first-home deposit. Applications closed on 30 October; the ballot for the five flats is 30 November.
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Planning
Gartree Road 4,000 Homes: Plan Lodged Near Great Glen
Up to 4,000 homes, three schools and 78ha of parkland between Oadby and Great Glen are now before the council. The 40% affordable share is not promised.
Planning
Farndale View 85 Homes: Council Won't Defend Its Refusal
Harborough council will not defend its refusal of 85 homes south of Farndale View. Its own review said the flood reason could not stand. An inspector decides.
House prices
Harborough House Prices Up 8.5%: Fastest in East Midlands
The average Harborough home hit £347,010 in July, up £27,107 in a year. That 8.5% rise is the fastest of the 35 East Midlands council areas, and eases off June.
House prices
Harborough House Prices Up £30,665 in a Year to £345,848
Harborough district's average home reached £345,848 in June, up 9.7% in a year: the third fastest rise of 37 East Midlands councils. June itself dipped.
Planning
Harborough Local Plan hearing today: is 74% of need enough?
Three inspectors open the Harborough Local Plan examination today, testing whether its 13,182-home housing target is high enough to be judged under 2023 rules.