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Reference Briefings
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has landed, heralding some significant changes to England's planning regime. Here's what prime resi professionals need to know...
Required Reading: What the proposed landlord database could mean for property agents
Estate agency trade body Propertymark outlines the key points and potential fallout of some notable incoming legislation to further regulate the private rented sector.
Navigating SDLT Surcharge: What happens when foreign entities are involved?
Overseas property held through companies or other structures can have unexpected consequences for UK purchases - lawyer Will Timbrell explains where buyers and advisers need to tread carefully.
COMPLIANCE
Property Ombudsman adds self-service portal as complaints about agents surge
TPO reports a 55% year-on-year jump in the number of consumer complaints about property agents.
RICS updates professional standards code for property managers
A new edition of 'the definitive reference guide for leasehold management professionals' has been published.
London property tied to Iranian elites worth £200mn, report claims
'The scale and nature of these acquisitions raise serious questions about how the UK’s anti-money-laundering framework allowed this to happen over a period of many years,' says Transparency International.
Forecasts
Rightmove downgrades 2026 price forecast as asking prices see steepest August drop since 2018
'Many sellers are recognising the reality of the market and pricing much more competitively from day one,' says property portal.
House-building numbers set to slump as viability squeeze deepens – Savills
Property consultancy's updated forecast points to a sharp downturn, with completions falling to just over 150,000 in each of the next two years.
Data firm cuts 2026 transactions forecast as SSTCs fall 8%
Annual forecast trimmed by 70,000 as geopolitical uncertainty weighs on demand.
Research Library
Buy-to-let investors are offering low & securing steep discounts
Fresh data from Hamptons suggests cash-wielding chain-free buyers are capitalising on the soft sales market.
Asia-Pacific’s branded resi sector on track to double by 2032
Savills flags diversification over volume as the defining trend in APAC's branded residential sector.
‘Cottagecore boom’ cools as buyer demand drops by a third
Property portal tells of declining interest in country or coastal cottage around the UK, with sales volumes dwindling and prices under-clubbing the wider market.
Profiles & Interviews
‘The industry is changing dramatically’: Russell Simpson’s Bertie Russell on growing the family business & the future of prime agency
INTERVIEW: PCL agency boss discusses carving out a place between the corporates and brokers, pushing into new prime London markets and keeping the boutique edge.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Forsters’ Helen Marsh
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with London House founder Richard Douglas
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
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