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Planning Reform & Levelling Up: What is the government planning to do this year?
Last year's "radical" Planning Bill is long gone, replaced with watered-down reforms that promise local referenda on planning decisions and a few other tweaks.
New benchmark for London’s Bankside as buyers swoop on super-prime penthouses
Two marquee units at JTRE London’s Triptych Bankside have been sold for a combined £20mn, achieving an impressive £3,500 psf
Ranked: Britain’s top 10 seaside property price hotspots
Coastal homes have seen asking prices rise by 13.9% on average over the last year, outpacing the national average of 9.9%.
Country house market picks up pace as sellers ‘sense a slowdown’
“Having taken stock during the first three months of the year people are now coming to market and being decisive," says Russell Grieve, office head at Knight Frank Haslemere.
US-based structural engineering firm debuts in London
DeSimone has completed over 10,000 projects across 54 countries since being founded in New York in 1969, including the Statue of Liberty Museum, the Wasl Tower in Dubai, and ZHA's One Thousand Museum i…
Returning demand for prime London property means competitive bidding and price rises
London living is certainly back in fashion, writes David Johnson, but the acute supply and demand imbalance is making for challenging buying conditions…
Hamptons chooses new charity partner
The estate agency will be rallying to raise funds for mental health charity Mind
Government outlines ‘the biggest change to renters law in a generation’
The Renters Reform Bill promises a "new deal" for England's 4.4 million private rented households, says Downing Street.
LeadingRE adds Global Business Development Director
Tasos Stavrou has been recruited to expand Leading Real Estate Companies of the World's international business.
Opening of Parliament heralds planning and rental reforms
There's not a lot of detail to go on, but early property industry reactions to the latest proposed planning reforms have been less than positive.
Lodha nears sellout at No.1 Grosvenor Square after £500mn sales surge
85% of residences at the developer’s flagship London scheme have now been sold
Talking Heads: Prime property agents on the end of POA
A longstanding feature of high-end listings, ‘price on application’, is on the way out after Trading Standards deemed the term both ‘misleading’ and ‘unlawful’. But what d