Sunak rolls back sustainability policies including gas boiler ban
'We need a fairer, better approach to decarbonising how we heat our homes,' said the Prime Minister as he 'scrapped' a series of eco-minded measures.
Gas boiler tax mooted to help clean energy transition
Fossil-fuelled homes should pay more than clean energy users, according to a forthcoming government report.
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Propertymark: ‘Tax incentives can power up energy efficiency standards’
"A simple tax restructure" could help more private rental homes meet EPC targets, suggest property industry insiders.
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Over half of all homes in the UK’s private rented sector need upgrading to hit the target EPC – Savills
A lot of progress has been made, but some 2.9 million homes in the private rented sector still need work done to upgrade their EPC rating to a C - and the bill could hit £30bn.
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
London Square buys 800-home Earl’s Court scheme
Aldar-owned developer completes another significant resi acquisition in SW London.
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Burnham’s rise revives the big property tax question
The former Manchester Mayor and Prime Ministerial hopeful has been a long-standing advocate of a Land Value Tax to replace Stamp Duty.
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Property Industry Reactions: Starmer resigns, opening the door for a Burnham premiership
UPDATED: It's a 'double whammy,' says Becky Fatemi - 'uncertainty over future policy, followed by concern about the policies themselves.
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Strutt & Parker recruits Knight Frank’s Glanville to lead prime cities push
BNP Paribas-backed agency steps up expansion across key regional markets.
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.
Part-complete luxury resi project near Buckingham Palace offered for £35mn
Rare PCL development play 'ready for immediate start on site'.
‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
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‘Change’: Charles Curran on what a Burnham premiership could mean for London’s prime property market
'We see Mr Burnham as a negative for the Prime Central London property market for second home owners, foreign owners and landlords,' writes estate agency boss.
Japanese behemoth to buy top-end construction giant Multiplex
Multiplex's prime London projects include 30 Grosvenor Square, St John's Wood Square, The Broadway & Television Centre.
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Knight Frank recruits Savills sales chief Kelly to lead London resi teams
Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
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Brokerage signs former Strutt & Parker Kensington sales head
Experienced PCL operator Andy Harris is Moveli's latest senior recruit.
Battersea Power Station picks contractor for Gehry-designed next phase
165-year-old firm will complete Electric Boulevard with two striking new buildings delivering around 300 new homes and c.65,000 of commercial space.
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Reform or catch-up? Why the prime property market is already ahead of the Government’s plans
Ministers want to speed up homebuying and reduce failed sales, but many of the reforms being proposed have long been standard practice at the top end of the market, writes property lawyer Laura Conduit.
Islington scheme hits 50% sales milestone as demand ‘exceeds expectations’
Bentry Capital claims Angel Village is now the 'fastest-selling' resi scheme in Zone 1, with more than half of the first-phase homes sold.