The Market
Coastal homes & communities could be swamped by rising sea levels within 80 years
A one-metre increase in sea levels could happen within a generation, warns the Committee on Climate Change, putting millions of homes at risk and wiping out many of Britain's most coveted waterfront locations…
Westminster backs planning ‘shake-up’
'We want a bottom up and not top down system', says council as it prepares to publish a new City Plan
Budget Wishlist: Surveyors lobby to ‘put the built environment at the heart’ of the Budget
"This could be the most complicated challenge faced by any Chancellor since the 2008 financial crash," says the RICS, as it outlines an eight-point plan to "put the built environment at the heart" of this…
Market Snapshot: Virginia Water
A quick swing by one of the most expensive housing markets outside London...
Prime London ‘gathers momentum’ as buyers become ‘much more active’ – Chestertons
London estate agency reports a 60% surge in new buyer registrations compared to last year, but transaction numbers are still low
Construction & EU Procurement in No-Deal Brexit: Has the government provided clarity?
With just a few months to go until Brexit Day, the UK's construction and consultancy businesses remain in the dark on several crucial matters, say Kathrine Eddon & Michelle Essen
More than a third of property listings have now had price reductions – Zoopla
Ranked: Locations with the "most discounted" property prices
Central London land values have fallen by 4.9% in past six months
Residential development land values are falling in London but rising in regional markets, says Savills
Hammond eyes landowner profits in affordable housing drive
Is a Budget bombshell on the cards for Monday?
Planning permissions drop by 15% – but the annual tally is sustained at 350,000+
For the first time in a decade, more than 20,000 resi development sites have been granted planning permission in a 12-month period, as SME developers step up
Talking Heads: Labour, Corbyn & the UK property market
Some of the top acquisition, sales, development, and finance specialists in the land share their thoughts on what a British Government led by Jeremy Corbyn could mean for the residential property sector...
PCL deal drought continues as transactions sink to ‘all-time low’
Just 3,606 sales (excluding new-build) recorded over the last 12 months in Prime Central London, which works out as fewer than 70 a week