Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
Housebuilding starts and completions slip 9%
The number of new housebuilding starts in Q1 was 9% lower than in the same period a year earlier, according to the latest numbers from the Office of National Statistics.
116% jump in units awaiting planning consent
It appears that developers are capitalising on the build-up of confidence in London's prime resi market, with reports of a massive boost in the number of units awaiting planning consent.
Housebuilding to increase by 55% by 2018 – Savills
The quantity of new homes being built in England will hit 167,000 in 2018 - 55% more than 2013's 108,000 - according to the latest set of forecasts from Savills, but is still a good way off the requirement…
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£81mn London property portfolio frozen
UWO granted over 85 flats as Crown Prosecution Service probes source of funds.
Lending in the Shadows: What the MFS collapse means for London’s prime property market
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?
Bidder bags Belgravia duplex for under £1,000 psf
Three-bed apartment between Eaton and Sloane Square sold at auction last week.
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.
In Pictures: Inside Gunter & Co’s £9.6mn apartment at 60 Curzon
London studio joins roster of designers at the 32-home Mayfair scheme, where sales recently topped £270mn.
‘State of the art’ Kensington townhouse with high-level heritage seeks £16.75mn
This Victorian home raised the game with one of the world's first hydraulic passenger lifts.
Where next for Europe’s branded residential sector?
Scheme numbers set to more than double by 2032 as brands ramp up expansion - but growth is being outpaced globally, new analysis shows.
Opinion: Lucian Cook on what recent global & economic events mean for the housing market
Savills' research chief analyses the ramifications of rising inflation & international tensions on the UK's prime and mainstream property markets.
FT: Meet the TikTok realtors selling £20mn mansions on their socials
The Financial Times profiles eight super-prime dealmakers using social media to build business.
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