The Market
London Plan ‘could result in fewer new homes being delivered’
Mixed reactions to the capital's new 'strategic planning bible'
Khan ‘rips up’ London’s planning rulebook; looks to smaller schemes to deliver more housing
The new Draft London Plan wants higher-density residential property development, with smaller schemes (up to 25 units) delivering 24,500 new homes in London each year.
Ranked: The 20 regional cities with the fastest-growing property markets
Ladywood in Birmingham has seen prices rise by 17% in one year, according to Barclays' new Postcode Property Index.
The total value of the UK’s housing stock has topped £6 trillion for the first time
The grand total value of privately owned homes has risen by 48% since 2007; London and the South East accounts for more than half of the £1.94 trillion increase.
Government moots a revival of regional ‘Beeching lines’ in new rail strategy to boost housebuilding
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has outlined "a new vision for our railways", including a proposal to re-open some regional lines closed in the notorious "Beeching cuts" of the 1960s.
London’s house price to earnings ratio hits all-time high
House prices in the capital are now 14.5 times average earnings, says Hometrack, 42% higher than the long-term average...
On Your Bikes: Khan plans parking clampdown at London’s new developments
Draft London Plan to announce 'car-free' requirement for new housing schemes near public transport...
London Plan to tighten up Green Belt planning restrictions
Mayor Khan sets out green-tinted vision ahead of tomorrow's draft London Plan launch
Britain has the highest property taxes in the world – OECD
12.5% of UK tax revenues come from property levies; the OECD average across 35 developed countries is just 6%.
PCL property prices to rise by just 7.3% over the next five years – Cluttons
Estate agency delivers a "positive, albeit weaker growth forecast" for the prime central London market in 2018 and beyond.
Prime Recce: Exploring Marylebone’s new ‘three-tier’ market
How a burgeoning ultra-luxe sector has added a whole new dimension to this venerable urban village, and helped the area outperform both Mayfair and PCL over the last five years...
The average home in a national park is 46% more expensive than the surrounding county – but which one park offers a price discount?
The New Forest is the most expensive national park to buy a home in (averaging £581,448) and Snowdonia is the most affordable (£180,126), according to some updated research by Lloyds Bank.