Policy
How the iceberg home melted away
Homeowners and developers should still be able to build good-sized subterranean extensions, but the days of the mega-basement are dead and buried, says Ed White...
Doing a Grosvenor: The Making of Mayfair’s Mount Street
How do you reposition a sleepy backwater into one of the world's top luxury destinations?
Pretty Vacant: Why Tessa Jowell’s plan to tax empty homes is doomed to fail
The reason why private landowners keep derelict houses empty is usually because they are waiting for a planning resolution, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Required Reading: Could this be the end for manorial rights?
The most ancient set of rights remaining in English property law could be in line for sweeping reforms, after a report published last week by the House of Commons Justice Committee recommended a complete review…
St George hosts NAWIC event at Battersea Reach
Resi developer St George threw an event at its Battersea Reach scheme this week to raise awareness of employment opportunities for women in the UK construction industry.
Abrahmsohn: Why Mandy was right to diss the Mansion Tax
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn thought Lord Mandelson was just a "hobnobbing champagne socialist" before his performance on Newsnight this week. Now he's not so sure...
Civvy Streets: Green light for £1.5bn St John’s Wood Barracks resi development
A Malaysian billionaire’s controversial proposals to develop St John’s Wood Barracks in NW London have bagged a thumbs-up from Westminster planners.
Local Mansions? What price is a top 2.5% home around the country?
Lord Mandelson has come out swinging against Labour's proposed mansion tax on homes worth over £2m, arguing that it's "crude" and throwing his dark powers behind the idea of overhauling council tax as…
New Scottish property tax bands hit the prime market, but create ‘more winners than losers’
Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney has set out the new-look detail for the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), which is lined up to replace SDLT in Scotland from April this year.
Action Stations: Crossrail’s ‘biggest winners’ revealed
After analysing every single station along the route, JLL has worked out that Whitechapel in East London will reap the most significant resi rewards from the arrival of Crossrail.
Attack the Block: Planners turn off Kensington Odeon scheme
There's been a big twist in the ongoing plot to redevelop Kensington High Street's Odeon cinema.
Treasury calls for Budget 2015 policy ideas
The government is asking around for ideas on what to put in this year's Budget.