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Former H&F council leader appointed as joint housing minister
Stephen Greenhalgh, former leader of Hammersmith & Fulham council and then Deputy London Mayor for policing under Boris Johnson, has joined the Ministry of Housing to support Jenrick and Pincher.
Rightmove offers payment deferral plan in response to the Coronavirus crisis
Property portal is offering a six-month deferred payment plan to estate agents "to help mitigate some of the cash flow burden" arising from the Covid-19 outbreak.
Treasury to reconsider VAT relief on listed building repairs
Campaigners are chalking up a win following "a major shift in policy from the Treasury" over tax relief for listed building repairs.
‘Our primary current concern is whether there can be a property market at all’
All the chatter about mansion tax and stamp duty is out of the window as agents attempt to navigate through uncharted territory, writes Marc Schneiderman
Valuation Viewpoint: Schumpeter’s creative destruction
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, many firms will fold due to the lack of cashflow allowing other more efficient firms to expand, writes James Wyatt
Galliard reaches 50% sold at The Stage, two years ahead of completion
Over half of the 412 private residential units at Galliard's The Stage scheme in Shoreditch have now been forward sold.
Countrywide loses new COO before he even starts
Retail guru Brice Marsh had been due to join the embattled property services group to help with the next stage of its turnaround strategy
Housing Secretary slaps down Mayor Khan’s London Plan
The "intend to publish" draft London Plan is "inconsistent with the pro-development stance that we should be taking", said Robert Jenrick.
Chancellor announces three-month mortgage payment holiday as Government moves to a wartime footing
The latest package of Coronavirus-beating measures from the Treasury includes a payment break for mortgage-holders. "We will do whatever it takes," says the Chancellor.
Native Land plans 54-unit scheme in Belgravia
Developer brings in Pilbrow & Partners to rework prominent postwar block on Eaton Terrace
Lucian Cook on what Covid-19 might mean for the property market
The Coronavirus pandemic is likely to cause "a hiatus in the UK housing market, without necessarily affecting longer term prospects," says Savills' research chief.
Chelsea Flower Show cancelled
The RHS has cancelled all its shows and garden events until the end of June, heeding Government advice on Covid-19 outbreak.