Location: United Kingdom
Mortgage approvals sank to a record low mid-lockdown, unsurprisingly
With surveyors unable to visit properties, a mere 9,300 approvals for house purchase were recorded by the BoE in May, 90% below pre-pandemic levels
Urban villages set to outperform as post-pandemic buyers seek ‘best of both worlds’
Savills does not foresee a wholesale exodus to the countryside...
Jenrick gives the thumbs up to controversial Notting Hill Gate scheme
Five years after first submitting plans, Brockton Capital and U+I have finally bagged planning approval for the development of the Newcombe House site on Kensington Church Street.
Buyer snaps up London penthouse for £5.9m – sight unseen
An owner-occupier has picked up a three-bedroom penthouse at Lodha's Lincoln Square scheme, having never set foot in the property.
Watch: Savills, Black Brick & Maurice Turnor Gardner on the resi market’s ‘summer boom’
Latest FORA webinar features ground-level insight from Savills’ head of prime resi Lindsay Cuthill, Black Brick boss Camilla Dell & MTG’s head of real estate Sarah Conway
Planning nod for Malins’ Greenwich police-to-resi project
The Metropolitan Police's former "married quarters" site in Greenwich will be transformed into 29 warehouse-style apartments.
Behind the Schemes: Delivering classic design for C21st living in St James’s
Top architectural practice PDP London talks us through the complex process involved in creating a set of contemporary homes on one of London’s finest Georgian streets...
Savills looks to recovery with lessons learned from the GFC
Agency has taken a similar approach to 2008/9, when conditions were also beyond control, to mitigate the impact of market shutdowns;
Hong Kong buyers ‘dominating’ London’s luxury apartment market – Almacantar
Developer behind Centre Point & The Bryanston reports an influx of demand from the region, driven by the UK’s recent visa announcement and the upcoming SDLT surcharge.
Government urged to consider stamp duty incentives for greener homes
Committee on Climate Change wants to see properties given a 'green MOT' to check energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and flood resilience, with the scores made available to buyers.
‘Explosive’ Westferry planning docs land Jenrick in more hot water
Newly-released documents and text messages between the Housing Secretary and property developer Richard Desmond show "discrepancies", says Labour.
Ranked: London’s priciest postcodes pre-lockdown
N2 had a median sold price of £14.1m in the first quarter, according to analysis of Land Registry data, putting it ahead of W1K (£9.2m) & N6 (£9m).