UK planning applications slide
116,700 applications were submitted to England's district planning authorities in Q1, down 5% on the same period last year...
Major planning applications in Westminster slump by over 40%
Brexit uncertainty and the resi market slowdown are quelling developers with grand plans, says Westminster Council
Home improvement applications dwindle, but extensions hold up
'The impact of Brexit and any shift in GDP is likely to reduce [home improvement] activity further', warns Barbour ABI
City of London launches UK’s first planning ‘wind guidelines’
Square Mile's 'robust' new framework, raising the requirements for acceptable wind conditions and taking cyclists into account for the first time, could form the basis for national or international standards…
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UWO granted over 85 flats as Crown Prosecution Service probes source of funds.
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In Conversation: Lucie Hirst on prime market misconceptions and the new rules of buying
Buying agent Lucie Hirst discusses pricing realism, off-market networks and shifting demand across London and the Cotswolds.
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Knight Frank toasts £1bn sales milestone at King’s Cross
Agency closes out long-running sales programme at 'transformational' 67-acre regen scheme.
South Ken Station’s mixed-use redevelopment ‘gathers pace’
Property developer Native Land is working alongside TfL and Places for London, to deliver 50 new homes and revamp the PCL transport hub.
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Tom Bill: Mortgage market under pressure as central banks hold on Super Thursday
As the Middle East conflict escalated this week, borrowing costs rose and central bankers deliberated their next move, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Opinion: Lucian Cook on what recent global & economic events mean for the housing market
Savills' research chief analyses the ramifications of rising inflation & international tensions on the UK's prime and mainstream property markets.
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