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Housing Secretary Michael Gove is changing the rules governing Airbnb-type lettings by requiring planning permission for properties let for more than...

A property developer which describes itself as 'revolutionary' has increased its portfolio through the acquisition of four new sites located in Ipswich,...

The American writer Mark Twain’s famously observed ‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore’. However, property investors are now finding there...

Small-scale property development is entering a phase full of fantastic opportunities. A huge housing shortage, an increase in permitted development rights,...

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, 'what's the best property development strategy?'. Given that property development ranges...

The existing planning system is the biggest obstacle to residential development, according to national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Its annual...

In this opinion piece, Reece Mennie from HJ Collection outlines the main benefits of office-to-residential conversions – which is set to...

An updated and revised book offering ‘the essential guide’ to converting industrial buildings for profit has been released by property experts Ian...

One of the biggest trends during the pandemic from a property development point of view has been a dramatic increase in...

In 2018, the total value of commercial property in the UK sat at over £880 billion, when the office market was at...

New planning changes which came into effect this month have been criticised by a renting campaigner. Ajay Jagota, the founder of...

A small project in property development industry terms can be quite literally life-changing from a personal income point of view. But...

One solution that has frequently been talked about as a way of solving the housing crisis is to build upwards on...

Is property investment still a good long-term strategy, or has the taxation and regulatory reforms over the past five years made...

Covid-19 has had a radical impact across almost every aspect of society, and it is no different when it comes to...

Like many other things, the high street developed over time as small residential settlements became towns, with more people coming to...

Over the last 10 months, we have seen a raft of changes to the planning rules in England. This has been...

A ‘diverse and innovative’ group of architects and designers, with UK and international expertise, have made the shortlist to potentially become...

In this bumper development roundup - the final one of the year - we explore the planned creation of new developments and...

Research by TrustedLand and LandTech has revealed that more than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized property developers expect to...

With changes to the use class system and permitted development rights now in force, Christina Daniels and Marisia Beard of leading law firm...

We have seen over the past few months a real government impetus to regain lost ground, since the economic effects of...

It’s strategically located for easy access to London Heathrow Terminals, is close to a number of the stations on the incoming...

Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...

In his ‘Build, Build, Build’ speech in Dudley last month, Boris Johnson set out a number of radical planning reforms. This...

Neglecting your loft is easily done, with many people simply using it as a storage spot for bits and bobs that...

The number of retail properties approved for conversions to residential property has fallen 17% in the last year, from 453 in...

A new-build residential development near Birmingham city centre that sold out before contractors had even started work on site has now...

Allsop recorded a strong result at its March residential sale raising £60 million and achieving a success rate of 73%. Held at...

Allsop’s next residential auction will see more than 275 lots auctioned, 50 more lots than its March 2017 sale. Allsop’s bumper March...

Against a backdrop of weak post-summer auction results elsewhere in the UK, Allsop raised £71.3m and topped its residential September sales...

Allsop’s upcoming residential auction will see 229 lots auctioned at The Cumberland Hotel on Great Cumberland Place on September 14. Following a...

More than 330 residential properties will go under the hammer in central London next week, including several sites with permitted development...

Growing uncertainty over Brexit and insecurities regarding future subsidies, as well as low commodity prices, continues to drive down demand for...

Allsop raised £62.8m at its first residential auction of 2017, selling 80% of the 247 lots on offer. A high number of...

Confidence in the UK housing market has weakened in recent months amid economic uncertainty, together with pressure on householders’ finances from...

Allsop continued to demonstrate market buoyancy last week posting a £56m total from its September residential auction sale, thanks to what...

London mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to make it significantly harder for property investors to convert small office spaces to residential...

Values in both the residential and commercial property sectors look set to soar as demand continues to outstrip supply, new research...