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A Moral Contract: Could reservation agreements fix the buying process?
The principle of a pre-contract commitment is sound, says Trevor Abrahmsohn, but as always, the devil will be in the detail...
LSL announces dramatic downsizing for Reeds Rains & Your Move
LSL Plc will close around 43 Your Move and Reeds Rains branches and franchise another 40 this year, culling the owned branch network from 308 to 144.
Key trends and developments in the UK’s ‘£75bn’ private rented sector
Major new survey sheds some light on how the sector is changing, and where it will be in five years' time...
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 s…
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.
Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: The ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich
The Guardian's architecture critic Oliver Wainwright rails against esoteric planning rules that have allowed 'a new breed of needle-like tower' to punch through the New York skyline.
MIPIM Awards 2019: Resi finalists in pictures
New residential developments in London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Copenhagen have been shortlisted by the MIPIM Awards judging jury.
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.