‘Commonhold Council’ created to promote property ownership reforms
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has described the push towards Commonhold as part of "the biggest reforms to English property law for 40 years."
Significant leasehold reform proposals promise ‘to transform the future of home ownership in England & Wales’
Commonhold should be the "preferred alternative" to leasehold, says the Law Commission in a series of three important reports that outline how to create "a better deal for leaseholders and make our homes…
Law Commission sets out a package of ‘radical’ leasehold reforms
Proposed policy overhaul aims 'to provide a better deal for leaseholders who want to purchase the freehold or to extend the lease of their home', while reducing legal costs and helping to prevent unnecessary…
Leaseholds axed for new-build homes
All new-build houses will have to be sold as freehold, following a self-declared 'bold move' by the Government
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Is the high-profile failure of the bridging lender indicative of a wider issue in property finance, or an isolated incident - and what can we learn?
Knight Frank toasts £1bn sales milestone at King’s Cross
Agency closes out long-running sales programme at 'transformational' 67-acre regen scheme.
South Ken Station’s mixed-use redevelopment ‘gathers pace’
Property developer Native Land is working alongside TfL and Places for London, to deliver 50 new homes and revamp the PCL transport hub.
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Tom Bill: Mortgage market under pressure as central banks hold on Super Thursday
As the Middle East conflict escalated this week, borrowing costs rose and central bankers deliberated their next move, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
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Estate agency chief Jon Byers shares his views & experiences of luxury property marketing in the modern age: from adopting portals and focusing on video, to competing with Instagram 'propfluencers'.
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