Policy
New money laundering rules for estate agencies are now in play
"Stringent and targeted checks" into finances and ownership are now required by law
Agents pay out record £1.2m in compensation as complaints rise
3,553 formal complaints resolved by TPO in 2016, up 7.5% on 2015
Developers to pitch for £2bn St Mary’s project
One of central London's biggest regeneration schemes...
Queen confirms a ban on letting agents fees for tenants
Draft Tenants' Fees Bill likely to be published later this year
Conveyancers outline their plan for leasehold reform
The Legal Sector Group publishes a suite of proposals to patch up, speed up and generally improve the UK's leasehold landscape
NHS gears up for giant London real estate sell-off
Internal documents reveal extent of Charing Cross proposals
“Occupy it, compulsory purchase it, requisition it” – Corbyn calls for empty homes to be seized
Labour leader argues that high-end empty homes in London should be requisitioned by the government to help the displaced of Grenfell Tower
Peckham follows Barcelona in Airbnb crackdown
Southwark gets tough on short-term rentals...
In Suspense: Weighing up the positives and negatives of a hung parliament
The election result may have delivered yet more unwelcome uncertainty, but the prospect of a 'Soft Brexit' could be good news for both the economy and the housing market, says Charles Curran...
The role of overseas investors in London’s new-build resi market
Major LSE study for GLA finds that overseas investment since 2010 has had a 'positive net effect on the availability to Londoners of new housing, both private and affordable'
UK sees big rise in overseas-led ‘dirty cash’ investigations
Partly attributed to the 'attractiveness of the London property market to overseas investors looking to sequester their assets'
New housing and planning minister announced
MP for Reading West Alok Sharma steps up...