Policy
Election Special: The prime property industry holds its breath
We don't need Jon Snow to tell us which way the property industry's election swingometer is headed;
Bricking It: Election outcomes & the UK property market
Cutting through the proverbial, Beauchamp Estates has distilled the four most probable scenarios we can expect to see emerge from Thursday's General Election, and predicted how each will impact the…
Duty Bound: On the aftermath of Osborne’s SDLT reforms
Historically, SDLT rate changes have corrected themselves in the market through a natural process of adjustment;
Ale Be Back: Demolished Maida Vale pub to be rebuilt?
Westminster is considering issuing an unprecedented enforcement notice that would require the recreation of a demolished pub "in facsimile" within 18 months.
In Recent Proposals: Notable small-scale planning applications
It’s not nosey. Just interesting to see the type of stuff that’s going through planning at the moment…
Election ‘sweeteners’ could fundamentally change the UK housing market
Edward Burton looks back on a week of extravagant promises and headline-grabbing announcements, including that worrying mention of an additional rate of SDLT for foreign buyers...
A Vote of Consequence: General Election outcomes and the UK housing market
Becky Fatemi of top-end agency Rokstone takes a look at how the results of next month's General Election could impact on new development, affordability and prices...
Labour pledges on rent controls, letting agent fees and stamp duty
If Labour gets into power after the General Election, Ed Miliband has pledged to cap rents so they can't rise by more than the rate of inflation over the course of a three-year tenancy.
Abrahmsohn: Labour is exhibiting a patent lack of understanding of the rental sector
Ed Miliband's latest proposals are yet another example of the shadow government’s insatiable appetite for government interference in markets, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
RBKC to scrap permitted development rights for basements
RBKC has made a borough-wide article direction to remove permitted development rights in relation to basements.
Tackle multiple home ownership to help solve housing crisis says former Savills sales boss
A former Head of Resi Sales at Savills has called for multiple home ownership to be made much less attractive, laying significant blame for the current housing crisis at the feet of buy-to-let investors.
At-A-Glance: The General Election Property Promises
If you're losing track of who's pledged what, here's a handy at-a-glance guide courtesy of the fine-toothcomb-wielding Chestertons research team...
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