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Global prime resi rental growth slides to three-year low
Tokyo leads international city rankings with annual uplift of 6%, while Toronto, Auckland & Singapore all saw rents fall in 2024.
Top ‘neighbourly matters’ consultancy installs new MD
DPR provides advisory services in daylight & sunlight analysis, rights of light, neighbourly matters, and measured surveys.
Planning decisions decline by 7%
Approvals by planning authorities in England fell in Q4, with residential consents down 10% from the previous year.
Spring Statement: Planning reform to drive GDP growth, predicts OBR
No taxing announcements today - but fresh Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts expect a big boost to housebuilding, with residential transaction volumes & property values also climbing over the next…
UK house price inflation climbs to 4.9%
Official data suggest property price growth has been steadily gathering pace since bottoming-out at the end of 2023.
London’s lettings market ‘busier than expected’, reports major agency
Chestertons flags 'sharp' increase in enquiries & 30% uplift in number of tenants moving; fellow high-profile firm Foxtons says market likely to remain 'highly competitive' over the coming months.
Six Senses plans first branded residences in Portugal
Ultra-luxe hospitality firm signs up for 400-acre project on the Comporta coast.
Important Surrey mansion auctioned off for £3mn
The Grade II* listed Homestall Manor is said to have started life as John of Gaunt’s hunting lodge.
UK house price growth slows to 1.8%
The latest Zoopla house price index confirms we're in a buyers' market.
L&G teams up with Japan’s Nomura for major UK resi drive
The JV aims to deliver over 1,000 rental homes in Central London over the next five years, and has already lined up its first site.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 12, 2025
A run of sales activity in the last seven days means Q1 is ending on a relative high.
Knight Frank reworks PCL sales team
Big changes in the Golden Postcodes for the top-flight property consultancy's team - including a new 'roaming rainmaker' in the Royal Borough and the merging of Chelsea & South Kensington sales into one…