Lucy Frazer out as housing minister
Lucy Frazer is leaving her post as housing minister at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to become the secretary of state for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), as part of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle.
True owners of 52,000 properties still unknown as overseas firms shirk transparency laws
The true owners of around 52,000 properties in the UK are still shrouded in mystery after thousands of offshore companies failed to comply with new transparency laws.
Countryside Properties buys Derbyshire land to build 265 homes
Developer Countryside Partnerships has acquired a 25-acre site in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, from public body Homes England to build 265 homes.
Pye appointed Montagu Evans’ head of sustainability
Planning and development consultancy Montagu Evans has appointed Oliver Pye as head of sustainability.
Compulsory purchase laws review launched
The Law Commission of England and Wales is launching a review of laws on land acquisition and compensation in compulsory purchase schemes to understand whether they are fit for future development projects.
Retailer M&Co to close all 170 stores
Troubled clothing retailer M&Co will close all its 170 stores by April after administrator Teneo Financial Advisory failed to find a buyer for its physical assets.
Faithful+Gould and BDP to plan last phase of Liverpool’s Kings Dock
Regeneration of Liverpool’s Kings Dock is set to enter its final stage after the city’s council appointed Faithful+Gould as development manager and BDP as architect to create a mixed-use development plan for the 7.6-acre waterfront site.
BTR, PBSA and later living should be exempt from Building Safety Levy, says BPF
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on government to remove build-to-rent, purpose built student accommodation and later living homes from the Building Safety Levy.
House market rallies as prices stabilise in January
The house market seems to be rallying in response to the pressures of wider economic uncertainty, according to experts responding to the Halifax House Price Index, which revealed a period of stability in January.
Deloitte Crane Survey shows office construction levels fell in 2022
The number of office developments completed in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester fell 13% in 2022 compared with 2021, according to the Deloitte Crane Survey.
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SAY Property Consulting’s Debra Yudolph on BTR and the cost-of-living crisis
How should the build-to-rent sector respond to the cost-of-living crisis, and how will it shape future development?
Levelling-up funding flawed but agenda is here to stay
Experts say government needs a more ‘strategic approach’ to how the fund can make the biggest difference.
Investors focus on new opportunities as assets are repriced
Commercial real estate investors are focused on the opportunities that will come from a repricing of assets as a period of easy money comes to an end, according to MSCI.
Q&A: Assael’s sustainability head on the race to net zero
Katie Cairns reveals how attitudes towards sustainability are changing and what more needs to be done.
Q&A: Housing Hand’s COO on student accommodation crisis
Rent guarantor specialist Graham Hayward on what can be done to help students find affordable accommodation.
London residential rent increases not as dramatic as they appear
Reports of big rises in London residential rents make good headlines, but deeper analysis shows they are somewhat overblown. London and home counties letting agent Foxtons’ recent figures show average rents in the capital climbed steadily throughout 2022 and finished the year 20% higher than at the end of 2021.
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Expert comments
SAY Property Consulting’s Debra Yudolph on BTR and the cost-of-living crisis
Cain International’s Ellen Brunsberg on preparing for a year of confusion
Hilltop Credit Partners’ Paul Oberschneider on how SMEs can adapt to the challenges of 2023
FlexSA’s Jane Sartin on the role flexible workspaces can play in a recession
SAY Property Consulting’s Debra Yudolph on BTR and the cost-of-living crisis
Cain International’s Ellen Brunsberg on preparing for a year of confusion
Hilltop Credit Partners’ Paul Oberschneider on how SMEs can adapt to the challenges of 2023
FlexSA’s Jane Sartin on the role flexible workspaces can play in a recession