London leading the way as housing market ‘normalises’, Winkworth says Property Pretax profit climbed 26 per cent to £1.0m from just over £810,000 last year.
London gets even worse for first-time buyers as UK cities ranked Property London has become an even worse city for first-time buyers, according to new figures, but the situation has now stopped people flocking to the capital for the social and career opportunities. The capital has moved down one place to 44th out of 50 in the latest ranking from mortgage provider Aldermore. The study compared cities [...]
‘Too late for rent caps’: East London rents jump 50 per cent since 2019 Property Rental costs in London have skyrocketed over the past five years, and new data has shown that rental growth in the city’s historically-affordable east has risen the fastest. Prices have risen by around 50 per cent in Shoreditch, Bethnal Green and Haggerston to pass an average of £1,000 per month, according to data from Spareroom. [...]
John Lewis gets approval to build hundreds of homes in London July 26, 2024 Bromley council has greenlit a scheme to build more than 350 rental homes in partnership with John Lewis on a brownfield site in the area.
How to be a Super Yimby – and help fix Britain’s housing crisis July 22, 2024 The UK desperately needs new homes, but some are determined to get in the way. Here's City A.M.'s guide to how to be a Super Yimby.
Green light from London council for £330m plan to build 1,250 homes July 16, 2024 Aitch Group has been given the green light for a £330m investment in Belvedere park by a London council, to build 1,250 homes in Bexley. The east-London based property group will turn the industrial land into a series of apartment blocks with a hectare of green space. It’s good news for London’s property sector, which [...]
Build, baby, build: Want to solve the housing crisis? Forget town planners at your peril June 29, 2024 There's no point building homes if they're not in places people want to live, but public sector planning is in dire straights, writes Victoria Hills
Thousands of new homes on Bromley-By-Bow gasworks given green light June 20, 2024 It has developed the design plans with RHSP Architects, which is also working on a similar gasworks concept, Broadway East in Bethnal Green.
Renting in London might finally be about to get a bit easier June 7, 2024 The rate at which rental costs in London are rising slowed in April, but tenants are still handing over an average of £2,112 to landlords each month.
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.