The Market
22,000 London homes ’empty for longer than six months’
The borough councils of London have been called out on the number of properties deemed "long-term vacant" on their respective patches.
What impact will the EU Referendum have on the residential property market?
Now that we have a date, here's how agency chief Trevor Abrahmsohn sees both national and London property markets faring in the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Big Vote...
Banda sells boutique Buckingham Gate scheme
Adelie Estates has bought an eight-unit resi scheme off Banda Property for around £17m.
Lords Committee slams ‘short-sighted’ government housing policy
An influential House of Lords Committee has ripped into the UK Government's current housing policy, lambasting it as "short sighted" and "unlikely to meet demand for either the quantity or quality of…
Changes to planning application fees ‘will be a boost to local development’
"Carrot-and-stick" government proposals to allow well-performing local authorities to increase their planning application fees and to compete to process planning applications have been hailed by the British…
‘Very special’ Phillimore mansion up for £12.5m
A right stunner has come up for sale on Kensington's Phillimore Estate.
Green light for Greenland’s giant Hertsmere House
Plans to build the biggest resi tower in Western Europe have been given the thumbs up in East London.
First to buy at Shoreditch scheme ‘gets a free Fiat cabrio’
Developers are offering some pretty interesting sweeteners these days, and this new scheme in Shoreditch is chucking in a free Fiat convertible for the first buyer past the post.
Global economic growth prospects ‘have practically flatlined’ – OECD
Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity in emerging markets, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic…
Why London’s strict diet makes for a healthier market
Those coming to market are more qualified, needs based and buying for the longer term, which all makes for a considerably healthier, more balanced marketplace, says Guy Meacock...
Number of £1m+ homes ‘to more than triple’ by 2030
The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected "to more than triple between now and 2030", says Santander Mortgages, rising from under 500,000 today to over 1.6 million in 15 years' time.
Government launches upward extension plan for London
The Government has published its consultation on the introduction of a new London-wide permitted development right, allowing additional storeys to be built up to the roofline of an adjoining building.