Policy
Required Reading: Six key elements of the new Planning & Infrastructure Bill
Carter Jonas' Head of Planning & Development talks us through some major proposed changes to the planning regime.
Fresh reforms aim to lift the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of planning committees
The government wants to remove the involvement of 'statutory consultees' (such as Sport England, Theatres Trust & The Gardens Trust) from planning decisions.
Letting agents urged to get ahead of new sanctions rules
Failure to comply could lead to big fines or even criminal prosecution.
US buyers dominant in PCL as government sends mixed signals to foreign investors – Knight Frank
Stability could be the UK’s strength right now, so it feels like unfortunate timing to be replacing our non-dom tax regime with something less competitive, says research boss Tom Bill.
Government heralds ‘beginning of the end for the feudal leasehold system’
New leasehold flats are to be banned, with commonhold promoted as the 'default tenure'.
Net zero & historic buildings: 7 key unknowns & 6 important questions for policy-makers
Improving the energy-efficiency of older homes is a vital part of the march to lower carbon emissions & combatting climate change.
Tom Bill: Mortgage rates drop but uncertainty grows around Bank’s next move
The recent MPC vote highlighted how unpredictable its future decisions may be, explains Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Government sets out plan to ‘streamline the cumbersome home buying process so that it is fit for the 21st century’
The Housing Ministry is aiming for 'a fully digitalised home buying and selling process.'
One in five landlords plan to cut portfolio size in 2025, claims survey
Reports of a landlord exodus have been 'largely over exaggerated,' says finance firm - but property investors are nervous about the Renters' Rights Bill.
Trevor Abrahmsohn: There is nothing more mobile than a non-dom running from an unwelcome tax regime
'I am hoping and praying that the unique attractions of London and the UK would be sufficient to stem the tide, but I’m not so sure anymore': Attacking our brightest and wealthiest can only drag us down…
Westminster probing 2,600 properties in crackdown on short-term lets
The borough, which the highest number of short-term lets in the country, is clamping down on abuse of the 90-night rule & noise nuisance
Tom Bill: Don’t overlook foreign investors in hunt for economic growth
It feels like backs are moving closer to the wall inside Whitehall, says Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.