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    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Purplebricks Group PLC
      Purplebricks sells itself for £1 as plan to upend estate agents falls flat

      London-listed group promised to undercut traditional operation but model failed to gain traction

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      British Land Co PLC
      British Land boss says prime London office values ‘close to the bottom’

      Leading property owner in capital more positive on future as chief forecasts value of portfolio to stabilise

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Landsec
      Landsec boss warns of ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

      UK landlord’s portfolio value drops nearly 8% as it swings to loss

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Property sector
      Labour set to reject Sadiq Khan’s demand for London rent controls

      Sir Keir Starmer is not exploring rent freeze or devolving powers in spite of soaring prices in capital

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Brookfield Asset Management Inc
      Brookfield puts UK holiday resort Center Parcs up for sale

      Canadian group seeks between £4bn and £5bn in bet group will prove resilient during downturn

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Cost of living crisis
      UK mortgage borrowers face painful refinancing, warns think-tank

      Resolution Foundation says £12bn costs of rising rates have yet to hit most households

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      News in-depthCommercial property
      ‘Stranded assets’: investors reckon with obsolete offices 

      Older commercial real estate out of major UK cities is struggling to attract demand

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Grainger PLC
      Grainger boosts dividend by 10% after surge in rental income

      UK’s largest listed landlord predicts exodus of smaller freeholders from the market

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Property sector
      Swedish real estate sector rattled as refinancing worries surface

      Analysts highlight country’s exposure to rising interest rates

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      UK property
      Labour to clamp down on foreign buyers of UK properties

      Starmer plans rise in stamp duty and restrictions on new-build purchases

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      UK housebuilding
      Housebuilders’ shares rally as fears of drop in UK homes prices fade

      Biggest developers report improving sales and prices holding steady in spring selling season

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      UK housebuilding
      Gove to speed up housing reforms to help tenants and leaseholders

      Bills to end ‘no fault’ evictions and change leasehold system before next election

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      Commercial property
      European commercial real estate dealmaking falls to 11-year low

      Rising interest rates, banking turmoil and enduring shift to working from home put pressure on sector

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      UK property
      Grosvenor looks for overseas deals in property market turmoil

      Owner of large parts of London’s Mayfair and Belgravia seeks opportunities to diversify

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Financial Conduct Authority UK
      FCA to clamp down on high insurance costs for leasehold flats

      Regulator will protect against brokers who overcharge and hand large commissions to landlords

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      UK property
      Gove urges investors to pressure cladding companies over housing repair costs

      UK housing secretary asks BlackRock and Vanguard to use their ‘position of influence’ to force action

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      UK house prices
      Central London house prices suffer biggest annual fall since 2019

      Property values in prime areas of the UK capital declined 5% in March on a year earlier

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Commercial property
      Pension fund Calstrs braced for writedowns in $50bn property portfolio

      Warning from $306bn fund is latest sign that higher interest rates have upended US commercial real estate market

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      UK property
      Curbs on second-home rentals in England risk hurting local economies, experts warn

      Estate agents and tourism groups say ministers’ plans to mandate planning permission unlikely to ease housing shortage

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      UK house prices
      UK surveyors less pessimistic over prospects of housing market in March

      Survey shows outlook for property sales brightening on perceptions that interest rates may have peaked

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      Great Portland Estates PLC
      London office owner Great Portland defies downturn with record value of leases

      Leading landlord says new buildings in West End are increasingly in demand

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      The Big Read
      European commercial real estate: the cracks are starting to show

      The recent banking crisis has added to fears that credit will become less available and more expensive, just as prices are slumping

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      First-time buyers
      UK first-time buyers opt for smaller homes as higher mortgage rates bite

      Preference for one- and two-bedroom properties points to impact of rising borrowing costs

    • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
      Property sector
      UK commercial rent collection dips for first time in two years

      Fall threatens trend of recovery in rent payment from depths of the Covid-19 pandemic

    • Friday, 7 April, 2023
      ExplainerUK inflation
      The battle for UK businesses to hold down customer price rises

      From hospitality to housebuilding, the way companies manage rising costs is coming under scrutiny

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