Location: United Kingdom
Problems mount for SME construction firms
Nervy banks, rising costs and a weak housing market have conspired to hit builders' bottom lines, reports the FMB
Watch: Guy Phoenix unveils extraordinary new ‘Iron Man’ project
Fresh from launching a £10m project with the first dedicated residential landing pad for flying cars, regional super-prime developer Guy Phoenix has pulled the covers back on his latest concept - a 12,000…
Eight things we learned from the latest English Housing Survey
There are around 23.2 million households in England, according to the latest official estimate; c.64% of these are owner-occupiers.
The £2m+ Districts: Notting Hill & Marylebone join the Golden Postcodes
17 postcode districts recorded an average sold price of more than £2m in 2018, as Prime Central London's traditional Golden Postcodes are joined by developing super-prime locations.
PCL’s 2013 price rollback
Average prices in the capital's most expensive neighbourhoods are now at the same level they were six years ago after another bruising 12 months
Four Seasons to double global resi portfolio
Luxury hospitality operator confirms that more than 80% of all development projects will include a resi component, 'solidifying market position as the world leader in luxury branded residential offerings'…
‘Sharp increase’ in time to sell as buyers hold off
Properties in London are taking three times longer to sell than they were a year ago, reports REalyse.
The property market’s #10yearchallenge: 2008 Vs 2018
Knight Frank has jumped on the hashtag bandwagon to look at how the UK's property market has changed in the last decade - from a 2008 in the grip of the global financial crisis to a 2018 on the brink of…
Ranked: The UK’s least-affordable cities
Property price inflation in UK cities is outpacing earnings growth by 11%, warns Lloyds Bank.
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
A weekly stock check, powered by LonRes
Thwarting Granny: What the Duchess of Cornwall could do next
Earlier this month, the Duchess of Cornwall lost a long-running planning battle to thwart permission for her next door neighbour's "granny" flat.
In Pictures: Transforming seven ‘ad hoc’ Fitzrovia buildings into a high-spec boutique development
A look inside Great Portland Estates's 'Portland & Riding' scheme in Fitzrovia, designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands.