Policy
‘A retrograde step’ & ‘a serious weakening of local democracy’: London’s Mayor weighs-in on planning reforms
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has lambasted the Government's "once in a generation" planning reforms, calling proposals "a retrograde step" for housebuilding in the capital and "a serious weakening of local…
British Virgin Islands to go public with details of secret company ownership
A recent BBC investigation found that 11,700 companies registered in the British overseas territory owned 23,000 UK properties.
Sustainable Gains: On the future of green buildings
Developers, policymakers and investors are coming round to the idea that green development makes economic sense, says Jojo Romarx Salas...
Heavyweight organisations sign industry-wide pledge to speed up the home-moving process
The Home Buying & Selling Industry group has created an informal pledge to improve transparency and help speed up the home-buying process, which has been signed-up to be the RICS, NAEA Propertymark, Rightmove,…
Autumn Budget cancelled
"Now is not the right time to outline long-term plans - people want to see us focused on the here and now," says HM Treasury. "So we are confirming today that there will be no Budget this autumn."
Mayor Khan pitches two-year rent freeze for London
Sadiq Khan is angling for new devolved powers that would allow City Hall to control rents in London.
‘The time to act is now’: On environmental change & the built environment
Climate change is bound to have a powerful effect on the property market in the coming years, writes James Horgan, and for investors, owners and private buyers, the time to act is now...
Sunak floats CGT hike in a ‘triple tax raid on the wealthy’
Bank Holiday weekend newspapers carry "leaks" of Treasury plans for a "£30bn triple tax raid" and/or a "quintuple whammy of tax increases".
The truth about local opposition to housebuilding
Although opposition to development may sometimes slow things down as politicians try to avoid unpopular decisions, its effects on housebuilding are far from clear, explains Andy Inch...
Eviction ban & notice periods extended
The Coronavirus-induced evictions ban has been extended until 20th September, and tenant notice periods have been extended to six months until "at least" the end of March 2021.
Government taskforce looks to drive a ‘suburban renaissance’
A public Call for Evidence has been launched to help policy-makers "understand both the challenges and opportunities facing Suburbs, in order to identify potential policy solutions which aim to support…
