The Market
Planning system in gridlock as delays become ‘severe’
The planning system is in "gridlock", according to a new investigation, with developers and homeowners thwarted by "severe" delays in decision making.
Massive stock surge hits rental prices; London records first annual drop in six years
A flood of properties has hit the lettings market over the last year and it's having a big impact on prices, according to Countrywide - London has just recorded the first annual drop in rents in six…
Building London: Mapping how development activity in the capital has changed since 1900
This is quite interesting.
Upside Town: Regional prime cities continue to outperform
Property price growth in the country's top prime regional cities - Bristol, Bath and Cheltenham - is still out-gunning most other market segments, says Knight Frank, as an ever-growing imbalance between…
Camden sets up Design Review Panel
26-strong panel of experts
London asking prices drop 2.9% in a month – but it’s just the Summer lull
Fully in line with the normal Summertime lull, says Rightmove
Shadows of Gentrification: Why we need to know who owns our cities
"The term 'gentrification' does not quite capture the massive changes that have been happening in a growing number of cities worldwide in the last few years"
Westminster named ‘London’s most lenient borough’ after approving 99% of new homes requests
Despite all the Brexit uncertainty, new home approvals in London unexpectedly rose to 6,310 in Q2 2016, with Westminster "soaring ahead" in terms of approvals and applications.
Estate agency regulator issues warning on illegal ‘portal juggling’
Estate agents indulging in "portal juggling" - relisting the same property over-and-over on portals to artificially drum up interest - have been warned that "they could be prosecuted and face a ban from…
Singapore government mulls building HDB flats in prime areas to promote equality
Singapore's National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said the government is considering building public flats in prime areas, like the planned Greater Southern Waterfront, in order to make the city…
A ‘bumpy ride’ ahead as economic turbulence strikes property markets
The wait-and-see approach is spreading beyond buyers and sellers...
‘Reports of a crisis are unfounded’ as property listings remain constant
It's fine, says estate agency Jackson-Stops & Staff after trawling through Rightmove to compare pre- and post-referendum property market conditions.
The number of properties available on the No.