Policy
Government proposes a ‘radical’ ban on new-build leasehold sales
The DCLG wants to “ban new-build houses being sold as leasehold as well as restricting ground rents to as low as zero”
Prime London’s post-election ‘paralysis’ bucks 20-year trend
No post-poll rally this time round, says Garrington; market now 'teeming with opportunities' for astute buyers...
We need an end to the Brexit uncertainty, but there are other worries piling up on the horizon
'The current situation is eerily similar to the Phoney War between September 1939 to April 1940, when many Britons daily expected a major calamity, but nothing happened'
Prime London deal drought hitting stamp duty revenue
Buying agency Turnbull estimates £266.05m collected in SDLT across prime London during H1 2017, 4.9% down on H1 2014
Spotlight turns on RBKC’s affordable housing record
Investigation reveals deals worth nearly £60m have struck with developers in lieu of affordable homes since 2011, with well over half of that remaining unspent...
High Court overturns RBKC permissions after ‘calculation error’
Judge quashes consent for two amalgamation projects in Notting Hill and Kensington over future housing land supply workings...
Non-dom tax reforms resurface – but the 2019 deadline hasn’t changed
Re-introduction of non-domicile reforms means that taxpayers now have less time to sort out their affairs
‘Rising house prices may boost fertility for homeowners, but slash fertility amongst renters’
"International evidence shows that housing markets have substantial effects on fertility"
Khan sets out plan to slash Met Police estate
Hundreds of 'poorly used' buildings across the capital earmarked for disposal or exit in £400m cost cutting drive...
Buyers offered ‘one-off’ chance to create £40m Hampstead mansion
'A house such as this has not been available for decades'
Brundage takes on BPF presidency
Oxford Properties' Paul Brundage takes on the mantle from SEGRO's David Sleath as Grainger's Helen Gordon becomes Junior Vice-President
Mayor Khan names 50 ‘design advocates’ to help make London better
"Good Growth by Design" programme launched to create "a legacy of world-class buildings, outstanding public realm and large-scale regeneration for Londoners of the future"