Policy
What about inner city development, Sir Oliver? You need to break some eggs…
The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Letwin’s recent report is an interesting read in considering swathes of the Thames Estuary, Nine Elms or Bicester - but it doesn’t really address the heart of the problem, says…
Money laundering fines rocket as HMRC gets tough on dodgy dealings
Volume of fines handed down to UK companies - including estate agencies - nearly doubled in 2017-18
‘A long-term rental is unthinkable’ for many tenants in London
A top London letting agent questions the government's push to establish three-year tenancies for private tenants.
Buy-to-let demand has ‘collapsed’ in prime London says buying agency
The government has "succeeded in spades" in its mission to discourage buy-to-let investment in favour of owner occupancy, according to Black Brick
Government moots three-year minimum tenancies
Longer rental agreements would allow tenants to "put down roots" while giving landlords greater financial security, argues the Housing Secretary
Is the party over for amalgamation projects in Prime Central London?
MSMR Architects' James Bell looks at how an important policy shift in RBKC and Westminster could affect the prime resi sector...
7 key themes that will ‘define future housing development & activity’
From social rent to mergers and funding, Savills highlights the key points from its recent housing survey that will 'define future development and activity' for the affordable sector
Developers are not ‘land banking’, concludes Letwin
“Developers could increase the choice of design, size and tenure of new homes without impacting on the local market and therefore speed up the rate at which houses are built and sold”, argues an independent…
Trading Standards to probe agents’ use of referral fees
Government is 'concerned' about transparency in the industry and 'wants consumers to be able to make informed choices'
Put placemaking at the heart of property development – and charge an extra 1% levy on home sales, say consultants
New report - launched in the Houses of Parliament - proposes a "New York style" levy on property transactions to replace CIL
Another seaside hotspot revolts against second home owners
90% of residents in the Cornish fishing town of Mevagissey vote to ban outsiders from buying new-builds
Mega-basements of the super rich are a good reminder of the city London has become
The recent epidemic of “luxified troglodytism” is emblematic of how the UK capital is changing, says Roger Burrows...