Is 'build build build' really the best way forward for England's planning system?
The Prime Minster's latest housing mantra "is the wrong starting point", says Professor Alister Scott, as he outlines six core challenges that need to be addressed by the planning system first...
Historic building heavyweights call for planning reform to enable sustainability
"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.
Government moves to take a more ‘muscular’ role in forcing developers to build on sites more quickly
Sajid Javid calls for "use it or lose it" planning permissions and more compulsory purchase orders to dissuade developers from "land-banking"
City of London launches UK’s first planning ‘wind guidelines’
Square Mile's 'robust' new framework, raising the requirements for acceptable wind conditions and taking cyclists into account for the first time, could form the basis for national or international standards…
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Revealed: London’s ‘most desirable neighbourhoods’
Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.
Construction starts on REDD’s ‘ultra-luxury’ Kensington Palace Gardens project
Grade II* listed London mansion is being transformed into a set of top-end apartments by a world-class team.
Deal sealed on ‘exquisite’ £27.5mn Clarges Mayfair apartment
Knight Frank secures sale of extra-special dual-aspect unit in 'iconic' super-prime scheme opposite Green Park.
Regal ‘repositions’ as expansion plans take shape
Resi-led developer creates new brand portfolio to support 'increasingly diversified' strategy
Historic Cadogan Place building available for the first time in 60 years
Freehold property, currently arranged as flats, is a 'gardener & historian's dream'
Mayfair mews project secures £6.5mn loan
Developer plans a 'transformative' redevelopment of the house on Mount Row, funded by a big-ticket loan from CapitalRise.
Agency lists Westminster townhouse at £11mn after virtual valuation
Super-prime property near Buckingham Palace is 'one of the most expensive houses ever to reach the market without a physical valuation'
In Pictures: Handelsman’s Manhattan Loft Gardens penthouse seeks £17.5mn
Visionary property developer's 40th-floor home 'is a rare gem in the London luxury property market that stands out thanks to its awe-inspiring views and unique architectural brilliance,' says Becky Fatemi…
Prime London’s top-end outperforms in ‘slow’ spring market
The £5mn-plus market has been the most active prime London sales sector since 2021, reports LonRes.
Harding Green signs up former Savills director
Dominic Barry will be covering East Dulwich as a self-employed broker.
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'We have been patient throughout the last phase of the economic and property cycle and are now actively looking to deploy capital into development activity in order to capitalize on the next phase,' says…