Planning permissions slump to record low
HBF issues urgent call for 'targeted interventions' as downward trend continues.
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‘A bleak picture’: Planning permissions plummet to historic low
Trade body calls for 'immediate action' as new data shows things are even worse than post-GFC.
Government launches new biodiversity net gain consultation
Latest proposals are designed to ensure developments are ‘nature positive’, with biodiversity gain ‘at the heart of all decision-making and design’
‘A cracking idea’: Gove backs proposals for hyper-local planning referendums
Housing secretary wants to ‘shamelessly rip off’ the concept of Street Votes, which would allow residents much more say over planning rules in their local area
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Changing of the guard at Knight Frank’s National Country Department
‘Stan’ Matthews steps up to lead £400mn-a-year operation after 23 years with the agency.
PCL heavyweight Willis joins Forbes-backed brokerage
EXCLUSIVE: Former Strutt & Parker board member signed up as Founder Partner and MD as Martin Bikhit builds out new UK luxury agency.
Warwick revives 1880s Notting Hill terrace as luxury resi scheme
Four top-spec residences will be released to the market throughout the autumn.
Billionaires’ Row mansion changes hands for £30mn
Official records reveal big-ticket resi deal on one of north London's most famous addresses.
US buyer lands super-prime pied-à-terre at The Whiteley
PCL buying agency sources off-market 3,000+ sq ft apartment at landmark Bayswater scheme, amid signs of 'real momentum' returning to the prime London market.
Knight Frank appoints new Group CFO
'Knight Frank is primed for growth and I am looking forward to helping deliver this,' says Chris Davis.
High-profile royal mansion heading for the private rental market?
Former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has 30 rooms and is said to cost £400k-a-year to run.
Time vs Money: Ollie Marshall on the changing calculation for Britain’s wealthy
Top buying agent on the expats who left to preserve their money - but may ultimately return to preserve their time.
HMRC wins high-stakes developer tax battle
Tax authority said £5.4mn dispute potentially had £1bn implications.
Prime London deal volumes pick up as buyers negotiate rather than walk
Latest numbers put transactions 2% above the five-year average - but it’s a very different picture depending on where you look.
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Well-known Marylebone pub set for prime resi reinvention
Beauchamp Estates says the old Beehive pub could become 'one of the most exceptional homes in the area,' after selling at asking price.