Location: United Kingdom
New home delivery climbs by 13%
The number of EPCs issued across England jumped by 13% in the last year, says Savills, while the number of approved residential planning consents has bounced back
George Michael’s Highgate mansion ‘up for rent at £15k per week’
Late star's Queen Anne mansion on The Grove has reportedly been listed with an 'A-list' specialist
UK registers fall in number of foreign-owned properties
The first update since April's CGT rejig shows the total fell from 97,227 to 96,248 between January 2018 and May 2019, but campaigners have flagged up some interesting goings-on in Luxembourg...
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Green light for 100% affordable Kensington Forum scheme
SimpsonHaugh-designed development on Cromwell Road will deliver 62 apartments for social rent alongside a 749-room hotel and 340 serviced apartments
Premiums and price growth in the UK’s top seaside hotspots
Jackson-Stops & Zoopla record premiums of 171% and 86% in perennial coastal favourites Salcombe and Aldeburgh, while Kentish hotspots outperform in terms of five-year growth
Build-to-Rent, student housing & retirement living present a £700bn investment opportunity says Savills
The value of the UK's "residential operational real estate" sector - combining build-to-rent, senior living and student housing - is set to quadruple, forecasts Savills, hitting £880bn once fully mature…
Behind The Schemes: Designing super-prime ‘smart homes’ for the Mayfair rental market
Mayfair House, a boutique rental scheme on Shepherd Street, achieved a record five wins at the annual EMEA CEDIA Awards, picking up Best Multiple Dwelling Unit Design, Life Lived Best at Home, Technology…
London airspace developer secures £3m equity backing
BGF has agreed a further £3m investment into Apex Airspace, taking the specialist property developer's fundraising total to £22m in 2019
Resi transactions slide 11.3% annually
HMRC's provisional seasonally-adjusted transaction count came in at 89,810 last month, down 6.4% on April and by 11.3% on May 2018
Carter Jonas cycling challenge raises £22k
Over 400 riders tackle the steep hills of Yorkshire to raise funds for LandAid
Uncertainty hits architects’ workloads – but there’s ‘a new level of optimism’ in the private housing sector
RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index remained unchanged in May, for the third month in a row