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Pros and condos: commonhold lessons from Europe
A draft bill is set to change the default on new flat schemes from leasehold to commonhold, a system that is widely used in other countries.
The purpose-built student accommodation sector is seeking ways to make affordable schemes for those struggling to pay fees stack up, while providing a good-quality student experience.
London’s mayor, retailers and landlords hope pedestrianisation plans will boost the famous but faded retail pitch.
New rules set to limit developers’ right to raise new evidence at planning appeals are intended to ensure they ‘submit once and submit right’, ending protracted negotiations.
Will the launch of the government roadmap for delivering affordable housing make a difference?
The use of AI to generate multiple planning objections, some based on false data, could be the last straw for an already overstretched planning system.
Experts believe the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill could trigger litigation and disinvestment across the residential sector unless it is very carefully drafted.
The long-awaited Warm Homes Plan includes a raft of measures to make UK homes more energy efficient, but will it be enough to upgrade the nation’s ailing housing stock?
Late payment is a key issue for construction firms, but a recent Supreme Court ruling suggests common sense and some flexibility should be allowed if payment deadlines are missed.
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The estate agents claim Rightmove has used its online dominance to "financially squeeze subscribers by consistently and materially raising prices without proper justification".
Don O'Sullivan claims he was dismissed on "trumped-up" charges of gross misconduct after raising concerns about serious financial misreporting.
The High Court has ruled the city's council was wrong to refuse the developer permission to demolish two warehouses to make way for the scheme, which already had consent.
Ghanshyam Sarup Batra, a director of Dylan Lettings Worldwide, drained the company account in 2017, "moving money into his own pocket", an Insolvency Service investigation found.
Shareholders seeking compensation over the collapse of social housing group Home REIT…
Bath and North East Somerset Council brought a successful case against the companies for carrying out unauthorised works at 4 Wood Street.
