Plans to let regions retain slice of business rates and other taxes may boost development.

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.

After a year of stabilisation, conditions are ripe for renewed activity in 2026.

Digital reform of the department has succeeded in speeding up residential property deals, but frustrations remain on the commercial side.

The landlord’s woes show the dangers of over-expansion in the social housing sector.