Policy
What Will Change? Jamie Hope on what the Labour government could mean for the prime property market
With a Labour government elected on a promise of ‘Change', the MD of PCL agency Maskells looks at what fresh tax policies may be in store.
Rayner renames Housing Dept; drops Levelling Up ‘slogan’
The DLUHC is now the MHCLG again.
‘Stability, investment, and reform’: Chancellor Reeves outlines plan for planning & more
Rachel Reeves has promised a consultation on a 'growth-focused' reform of the NPPF by the end of this month.
Starmer’s Cabinet: Who’s in charge of the economy & housing market?
Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner & Matthew Pennycook have a lot to do.
Analysis: Tom Bill on what a Labour victory means for the UK property market
Watch what the government says over the summer and what it does in its first Budget later this year, advises Knight Frank's UK resi research chief.
Richard Rogerson: The lure of political stability?
As Sir Keir Starmer prepares to enter Downing Street as Labour's first prime minister in 14 years, buying agent Richard Rogerson runs through the hot topics for HNW clients, and London’s prime residential…
Election 2024: Property industry reactions to the election of a Labour government
Featuring commentary & insights from: Dominic Agace, Guy Gittins, Tim Hyatt, Trevor Kearney, Camilla Dell, Marcus Dixon, Lisa Simon, Becky Fatemi, Nicholas Gray, Will Watson, Geoff Wilford & more
Election 2024: Starmer’s Labour wins the keys to Downing Street
New government has promised 'change', including planning reform and ambitious housebuilding targets.
It’s complicated: Grosvenor’s sustainability director on EPCs & listed buildings
Sorting out ambiguities in the EPC system is an example of what the industry means when it calls for certainty from government, writes Ed Green.
Election result ‘will make no difference’ to most landlords, suggests survey
'It is unlikely that landlords will be running for the exits on Friday - no matter what happens', concludes Foxtons after quizzing over 1,000 property investors.
Three agency chiefs on what the election result could mean for the Prime London property market
'The (surely) inevitable Labour victory has already been somewhat priced into the London residential market,' says Mark Pollack, concurring with Peter Wetherell, who suggests HNW clients have treated the…
Shaun Drummond: Comparing 2019 with today, you wouldn’t even know an election was on
The palpable sense of unease that gripped London's luxury property market in the lead-up to the last election has been noticeably absent this time around, reports Harrods Estates' head of resi.