The Market
Lords sign off on new permitted development rights
The House of Lords has agreed to the last-minute amendments to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, paving the way for new Permitted Development Rights that will allow homeowners to build up to eight metre…
Johnson names housing developer panel
Boris Johnson has named the 25 developers chosen to sit on his new land procurement panel, which is being set up to "accelerate the delivery of housing in London by making it faster, easier and cheaper…
Southfields and Putney offer best returns for rental investors – D&G
Investing in London property is a pretty good idea, according to a new report (and many, many graphs) from Douglas & Gordon's asset management arm, with gross rental returns in prime central London outstripping…
Optimism surges among UK homeowners
Households perceive that the value of their property rose over the last month - for the first time in nearly three years - according to Knight Frank and Markit's April House Price Sentiment Survey.
What is a flat? Smith & Dennis v Jafton in a nutshell
So now we know when a house is not a "house" (more on last year's Hosebay ruling here), what then constitutes a "flat" in the eyes of the law?
PCL “remains robust” as prices rise again in March – Knight Frank
Average prices in prime central London rose again last month, according to Knight Frank, as activity "remained robust". The firm recorded a rise of 0.
London’s luxury house price growth “is probably unsustainable” – Grosvenor
Grosvenor Group is not convinced about the future of London's prime property market, despite the company owning swathes of prime central London and this year's financial results being driven by its property…
Agents on tour as country property exhibitions hit the road
Tempting buyers with the promise of fresh air, a slower pace of life and bags and bags of space, country property exhibitions are definitely the flavour of the month this April.
Redressing the Balance: New rules for letting agents are “step in the right direction”
Tenants will soon receive a right to challenge "rogue" lettings agents, with the government today demanding that all agents sign up to an approved redress scheme.
Open house event welcomes in £78m worth of offers
We thought £50m in a day was pretty tasty, but Strutt & Parker has now upped the amount in offers generated by last Saturday's Open House Day - to a mammoth £78m.
Owner-occupiers to be exempt from CIL as new consultation opens
The Government has launched a new consultation into the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), confirming that it is "committed to the levy and to ensuring that it is workable and effective" whilst accepting…
One million property transactions forecast for this year – Ernst & Young
George Osborne's plan to get the housing market moving seems to actually be working.