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Housebuilding starts up (a bit) with Cambridge and Southwark leading the way
The Office for National Statistics records 36,400 new housebuilding starts in Q2, and 34,920 completions
On Yer Bike: Kensington Palace Gardens residents in blowout over privacy
Disquiet over cycling Quietway plans
Rare Fitzrovia development site sells for over £10m
The stripped-out former B1 offices on Bourlet Close went up for sale earlier this year
Rise of the Super-Suburbs: PCL prices to drop 6% this year as ‘burbs grow 5%
Hamptons International delivers updated forecast
Mayor Khan rolls out ‘Homes for Londoners’ team to look at developers’ viability assessments
New Homes for Londoners governance board will meet quarterly
D&G extends opening hours for an Autumn rush
Branches open for longer throughout September
Treasury pushes on with plan to abolish non-dom status and charge IHT on enveloped property
The government is pushing ahead with reforms to non-dom tax policy initially announced in George Osborne's Summer 2015 Budget, launching another consultation despite some mutterings that it might all…
MIPIM goes to America with PropTech Summit
Event takes place on 5th October in Manhattan
£20m Yorkshire village goes under offer
Includes the grand 21-bedroom, 16,000 square foot West Heslerton Hall
Stutter but no sharp fall in transactions post-Brexit
0.9% dip between June and July
Need A Lift? US developers plump for in-house Botox and ‘Uber rooms’
"The Uber room will be dedicated to the coming and going of shared ride services"
Over Supply: PCL rental values hit hard as stock piles up
On an annual basis, values in Q2 were down by 4.3%, and by 8-10% in the upper price ranges