Policy

Jeremy Corbyn's has called in Westminster veteran Jon Trickett MP as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (CLG), and returns John Healey MP to his old position as Shadow Ho…

Developers converted over six million square feet of UK office space into residential accommodation during 2014 alone (creating about 7,000 new homes), according to a new investigation by the British Co…

Major housebuilder Weston Homes has warned that a "severe" shortfall in skilled workers is the biggest challenge facing the industry as it aims to hit the Government's target of 200,000 new homes by 2020. Bori

Construction site managers throughout London are now required to retrofit or replace old, polluting machinery in "a world-first step" to help clean up the capital's air and reduce damaging emissions from…

Building regs can sometimes be overlooked in the course of a transaction, but non-compliance can have expensive and potentially dangerous real world consequences.

Some big-name resi firms have been named as major donors to London's mayoral candidates as they ramp up their respective campaigns. P

Time is running out for non-domiciled individuals and overseas owners to plan for April's changes, says Tom Gauterin and Tom Barber..

Trevor Abrahmsohn doesn't think the UK's residential market would fare particularly well under a Corbyn-led government... In a

A massive shortfall of bricks is threatening to become the biggest stumbling block for resi developers across the capital, according to new claims that some firms are already turning down opportunities i…

It's one of the key phrases in planning speak, but how do councils decide whether or not a property makes a "positive contribution to the historic and architectural character of a conservation area"?

Buying agency Black Brick has laid into the government's decision to up stamp duty rates for high-value homes, after observing a big knock-on effect in the lower price ranges. C

If the government were looking to boost Treasury coffers from the change to stamp duty, it looks as if they'll be sorely mistaken