Are house prices going to fall? Is this the end of buy-to-let? What’s going on in the housing market? April 7, 2024 The UK property market confounded expectations last year, only falling by two per cent. With rate cults looking likely, will it rally again?
Young ‘upsizers’ drive demand for multi-million-pound homes in Mayfair April 6, 2024 London’s ultra wealthy have remained immune to the downturn in the housing market, with posh-pads in the exclusive neighbourhood of Mayfair now commanding a 50 per cent price premium compared to the rest of prime central London.
Yimbys v Nimbys: The London boroughs blocking new homes April 1, 2024 New data reveals the most anti-development London boroughs, with some approving less than two fifths of major developments proposals they received.
Tory MPs threaten revolt over plans to criminalise rough sleeping April 1, 2024 Ministers are facing a revolt from Conservative MPs over plans to criminalise homelessness, reports have suggested.
City Hall: All the candidates standing to be London mayor in 2024 March 29, 2024 The 2024 London mayoral elections are just over a month away - and the final list of candidates who want to run City Hall has been revealed.
Sadiq Khan on 24-point lead – but Londoners think he’s done poorly on housing and crime March 22, 2024 Sadiq Khan has a 24-point lead ahead of his nearest rival as he bids for re-election to a record third term at City Hall.
Crest Nicholson shares drop as housebuilder says it will build 11 per cent fewer homes March 19, 2024 Crest Nicholson has identified defects in construction on four sites completed before 2019, estimated to cost around £15m.
Fastidious Rishi should try sharing a dishwasher with housemates March 19, 2024 At least if Akshata Murty is annoyed by Sunak’s domestic peculiarities, they are sharing a life – and a kitchen – through choice. Not because they are utterly unable to afford a home of their own, says Emma Revell ‘Rishi Sunak is right,’ I messaged a friend last week, accompanied by a photograph of my [...]
Old buildings are not as important as people having places to live March 14, 2024 Objections to ripping down an art deco cinema in Birmingham are understandable, but if we want our cities to have vibrant art scenes, we need strong economies to support them, says Will Cooling It’s easy to forget that the most important letter in Nimby is the M. Arguments about degrowth, city centre living or suburban [...]
Hopes of lower interest rates fuel construction sector optimism amid housebuilding resurgence March 6, 2024 The overall construction PMI rose to 49.7, up from 48.8 in January, its highest level since August 2023 and only marginally below the neutral 50-mark.