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OnTheMarket’s ‘one other portal’ rule gears up for legal challenge
OnTheMarket.com and 18-branch estate agency Gascoigne Halman are readying themselves for a landmark legal battle
What impact will Brexit really have on the UK’s prime resi markets?
Savills has done a sterling job of summing up where we're at and identifying the "key drivers" at play in the post-Brexit arena.
King’s Road Crossrail hub gets TfL backing
The prospect of a Crossrail station on the King's Road in Chelsea has moved a step closer.
French bank forecasts ‘severe downturn’ for post-Brexit PCL
French bank Société Générale has included one of the bleakest post-Brexit predictions we've seen so far in a note to its clients.
Why property financiers must keep calm and carry on lending
The future of the UK property market depends on whether markets, lenders, investors and developers choose to trade on negative sentiment, as opposed to the strong underlying fundamentals, says Randeesh…
Bottoming Out? PCL transaction levels sink below trough of 2008
We all know it's been quiet out there, but here's the proof.
Westminster ‘still the coldest place in the UK for property demand’
Using Q2 stats from the top two portals, Rightmove and Zoopla, new research estimates that national property demand has actually gone up by 3% since Q1.
‘Opportunistic’ prime London fund reports strong results
Targeting the "buoyant" Private Rented Sector
Asking prices drop 0.9% but no sign of Brexit fallout outside of London – Rightmove
A near-1% drop in asking prices during referendum-month is "within usual expectations for the run-up to the summer holiday season", says Rightmove, with buyer demand in the two weeks since the surprise…
RIBA still on the hunt for new chief
The RIBA has opened up its search for a new Chief Executive.
Harry Rich announced plans to move on from the architects' membership body in January, leaving some big shoes to be filled at the top.
Gavin Barwell steps up as new minister for housing, planning and London
Appointed as Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London
A Letter to the Chancellor: Halve SDLT to save the property industry
Banda Property's Edo Mapelli Mozzi has penned an open letter to the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, beseeching him to halve SDLT levies to boost the property industry and the economy...