New home permissions rise to a decade-high, but more smaller sites are needed – HBF
Initial planning consents have risen by 52% increase over the last three years - but the number of development sites is falling
High rise plans may be scuppered by Westminster
High rise buildings could be off the menu in Westminster and on the Southbank after Robert Ayton, head of design and conservation at Westminster City Council, told architects that he supports Unesco's…
New home registrations hit eight-year high but London stumbles
New figures from the National House Building Council show 156,140 new homes were registered to be built in the UK last year.
Tough new clean construction rules come into play for London sites
Construction site managers throughout London are now required to retrofit or replace old, polluting machinery in "a world-first step" to help clean up the capital's air and reduce damaging emissions from…
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The Great Fragmentation: New data charts super-prime London’s shift from two-agency dominance to a field of fifty
Exclusive: Analysis of 70 £10mn-plus sales confirms a striking shift in how PCL's biggest deals are being brokered.
Standout Georgian house in Richmond trades in benchmark deal
Off-market transaction is the SW London neighbourhood's highest-value sale so far this year.
One month on: How the Renters’ Rights Act is already reshaping Prime London
From landlords repricing above key thresholds to tenants adjusting budgets and buyers shying away from tenanted stock, Yasmin Ulhaq reports on the market's first responses to the new regime.
Record deal sealed on Pimlico’s St George’s Square
Rare freehold townhouse changes hands at close to £10mn asking.
Masterplan revealed for major central London hospital site development
King's Cross Group & Argent have unveiled a fresh £500mn proposal for the St Pancras Hospital site, featuring more than 180 new homes.
Salboy launches fourth central London scheme
Studio Power has designed the ten-apartment scheme in Camden for Salboy & Forge Homes.
First Look: Albion Nord completes £6.7mn show home at Bishops Avenue Gardens
Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.
Rare and historic homes change hands as north London’s top end stirs
Savills reports a busy few weeks in Hampstead and St John's Wood, with buyers snapping up blue-plaque houses, trophy homes and a £13.5mn mansion conversion project.
Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
Family office buys mixed-use property parade in South Kensington
Eastway Estates spent £11mn on the row of buildings on Bute Street.
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
Tom Bill: Burnham victory sparks questions on fiscal discipline & property tax reform
Victory in Makerfield will reignite debate over government’s economic priorities and possibility of property tax reform, says Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Government confirms homebuying shake-up to ‘slash delays, cut costs & stop sales falling through’
Proposals include upfront 'sales packs', binding contracts and possible mandatory agent qualifications.
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