Policy
RBKC announces plans to build 600 new homes
Council to address 'huge need' for housing in the borough with 300 new affordable and 300 private homes
‘Building better & beautiful will deliver more homes’ – Housing Minister
Government commission launched to look at how the planning system can "encourage and incentivise a greater emphasis on design, style and community consent" in new residential developments
Homes England sets out a five-year plan to ‘disrupt the housing market’
National housing agency publishes a "comprehensive vision" for the future of house-building and the property market
Letwin proposes new ‘large site rules’ with a cap on land value uplifts
Enforced variety in housebuilding is the key to boosting build-out rates on large development sites, suggests Sir Oliver Letwin
Blame the planners! Owner of £30m Holland Park mansion slams RBKC proposals to ‘seize’ empty homes
Hedge fund boss speaks out after council proposes radical overhaul of the rules around acquiring unused dwellings
Required Reading: The Budget 2018 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's expert team breaks down Philip Hammond's last pre-Brexit Budget, highlighting key policy changes for affluent individuals, property owners and entrepreneurs
#Budget2018: Prime resi industry reactions
Commentary from the luxury property industry's top players and pundits
#Budget2018: Housing drops down the agenda
A summary of housing and property-related announcements from this year's Budget
Short-let shock as Paris tenant forced to hand over €46k in Airbnb income
Record penalty handed down after owner finds her apartment had been sublet on Airbnb since 2011;
Flag It Up: Government extends ‘dirty money’ campaign to target estate agents
Tie-up with the RICS and the NAEA aims to 'help agents spot the signs of money laundering and reinforce their legal and moral obligations to report suspicious activity'
Coastal homes & communities could be swamped by rising sea levels within 80 years
A one-metre increase in sea levels could happen within a generation, warns the Committee on Climate Change, putting millions of homes at risk and wiping out many of Britain's most coveted waterfront locations…
Westminster backs planning ‘shake-up’
'We want a bottom up and not top down system', says council as it prepares to publish a new City Plan