Planning

'Time-limited, emergency measures' include reduced affordable housing requirements, relaxed planning rules, and levy relief for residential developers.

The RICS has published a 'comprehensive overview' of flooding & its implications for property professionals at the same time as the government releases an 'action plan' to help protect more homes from…

Mayor Sadiq Khan & Housing Minister Steve Reed are said to be discussing a temporary relaxation of regulations in the capital.

Just as buying agents transformed a once vendor-biased marketplace, the prime property industry must now close the knowledge gap around renovation projects, argues RedBook's CEO.

Government says it is 'serious about cutting red tape to get Britain building again,' unveiling new call-in powers & a 'helping hand' for developments mired in legal reviews.

Of the dozen identified sites, Whitehall believes Tempsford, Crews Hill & Leeds South Bank 'look most promising.'

City Hall said to be considering lowering the 35% goal for fast-track planning to kick-start more development in the capital.

Home Builders Federation makes a series of recommendations to reverse 'alarming decline' in housing delivery across the capital.

5% fewer planning applications were submitted in Q2, but 1% more were approved.

Vabel's second project in Central London's most up-and-coming address will deliver 94 new homes opposite The Whiteley.

'Red tape & rising costs are stifling new-build availability across the capital,' warns estate agency.

Waterfront site opposite the Chelsea Embankment - derelict for a decade - is to deliver 118 new homes.