News analysis
The Brew duo outline plans to triple London flex office footprint
Jamie Hopkins and Andrew Clough tell Property Week why their firm is well-placed to grow despite a crowded market.
What does the future hold for Russian-owned assets in the UK?
Government is under pressure to seize these assets and put them to good use.
Q&A: Knight Frank’s Elaine Carey and Georgie Roberts on International Women’s Day
The awareness day is an opportunity to see how far we have travelled on the way to true inclusivity and focus minds on what still needs to be achieved, Carey and Roberts say.
Root-and-branch thinking is the key to sustainable schemes
Jonathan Smales, founder of Human Nature, tells Property Week about its plans for ‘the UK’s most sustainable neighbourhood’.
M&S Oxford Street victory is not the final word in key planning debate
Michael Gove could yet restate his case for rejecting scheme, say experts.
Residential and development
Crest Nicholson lowers home builds and reports defects on four sites
Despite building fewer homes, the housebuilder said sales prices were expected to remain stable in this financial year.
Labour will support cross-boundary strategic planning, says Pennycook
The shadow housing minister also discussed the need for an enforceable housing target.
Prime London sales values dip in February
Supply and demand begin to balance in lettings market as rental growth stabilises, LonRes finds.
Gove intervenes on London Plan to boost housing delivery
The housing secretary has told London mayor Sadiq Khan that the plan is holding back housebuilding in the capital.
Khan pledges to deliver 40,000 council homes if re-elected
This comes after the mayor of London also unveiled a new £100m Housing Kickstarter Fund.
Data
Return to work boosts resilient central London office markets
Devono reports a strong take-up in 2023 despite economic uncertainty.
UK Industrial & Logistics rents up 8.2% over past five years
Rental growth accelerated over the past three years but has since decelerated as the market begins to cool.
Investment fell 33% in a tough 2023 for property in Scotland
Analysis from Knight Frank has revealed that total Scottish commercial property investment volumes fell to £1.5bn in a challenging 2023, their lowest level in the past five years, as the market adjusted to rising interest rates.
Growing bed shortage drives student accommodation rent hikes
Growth in the number of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds has slowed by 66.6% since 2019 and the supply shortage is expected to worsen, with an estimated shortfall of 490,000 beds by 2026, the latest annual report from student accommodation portal StuRents shows.
Housebuilding lull weighs on construction activity
Housebuilding decreased for the 11th successive month in October and at a much steeper pace than elsewhere in the construction sector, with the headline S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) at 38.5.