Keir Starmer: Major UK business chiefs back Labour leader May 16, 2024 Keir Starmer has secured the backing of top business leaders, with the Boots boss and chief executive of housing developer Thakeham endorsing his party today. Their support was unveiled at a rally-style campaign event which saw the Labour leader and his shadow cabinet announce his six pledges which they call their “first steps for change”. [...]
Warnings rental reform could disincentivise landlords as bill returns to House of Lords May 16, 2024 Peers have been warned government moves to bring in rental reform risk making it “less attractive” to be a landlord.
Londoners are working 197 days a year just to pay the rent May 7, 2024 It will take the average Londoner until 16th June to earn enough before tax to cover their annual rent bill. The only way to bring prices down is to build more houses, says Sam Bidwell On average, for the first 125 days of 2024, English renters worked solely to pay their landlord. That’s according to [...]
LGIM boss calls for fewer ‘unscrupulous’ buy-to-let landlords in Britain May 6, 2024 An LGIM boss has lambasted what he describes as "unscrupulous" buy-to-let landlords, accusing many of providing poor housing for tenants.
London rejects most planning applications despite housing crisis May 3, 2024 The majority of councils refusing at least one in two submissions for new housing in 2023 are disproportionately in London, new data shows.
Revenue and sales down at SIG ahead of annual meeting May 2, 2024 Construction supplier SIG has pointed to "challenging market conditions" as being the reason behind a further fall in sales and revenue in the year to April 30.
The Tories have given in to the landlord lobby over no-fault eviction May 1, 2024 Ending no-fault eviction by getting rid of Section 21 would be a small step towards making young people’s lives better, but the Tories can’t even do that. No wonder they’re heading for electoral annihilation, says Morgan Jones No-fault eviction is a blight on people’s lives, a cause of intense financial and emotional stress, and of [...]
Sadiq Khan threatens to use compulsory purchase powers to force ‘Tory town halls’ to build more homes April 30, 2024 Sadiq Khan has accused “Tory town halls” of blocking new homes from being built in London and pledged to crackdown on the issue if re-elected.
Is there enough student housing for the next cohort of school leavers in September? April 27, 2024 “It’s a good time to enter the market,” Jay Ahluwalia, principal director of Dominus, said. Dominus, which previously focused on hotels and real estate, currently has two student builds in development in London.
Canary in the coal mine? Trust asset value crashes following Gove’s proposed ground rent reforms April 24, 2024 The policy would have seen the government reduce annual payments to ‘peppercorn’ rates or almost nothing.