Residential
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Sellers should pay stamp duty
People selling properties should be responsible for paying the stamp duty on them, according to the Yorkshire Building Society.
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House price growth accelerates
House price growth accelerated in February, to 0.6% on the month from 0.2% in January, figures from lender Nationwide show.
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Half of new home buyers report serious problems
Just over half the people buying a newly built home reported serious problems with the property, according to a YouGov survey for housing charity Shelter.
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London the city of choice for super-rich
London will continue to be the city of choice for the super-rich, despite Brexit, Knight Frank’s head of research, Liam Bailey, predicts.
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London agency heavyweights set up PRS management arm
James Andrew to collaborate with LiFE Residential to cash in on PRS growth
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Crown Estate and Redrow agreed Marlborough deal
The Crown Estate has sold a 33-acre site in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to Redrow Homes.
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£400m regeneration of Sirocco Quays unveiled
Plans have been unveiled for a £400m new riverfront district on one of Belfast’s largest development sites at Sirocco Quays
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Manchester shows the way to sustainable cities
COMMENT Manchester City Council’s first design quality guidance for new residential developments makes an important assumption: great design costs nothing, and therefore everyone should be entitled to it.
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McCarthy & Stone buys biggest site to date
McCarthy & Stone has bought a 5.5-acre site in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, with a GDV of £40m, its largest scheme to date
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Select appoints Affinity MD
Select Property Group has promoted brand and communications director Helen White to managing director of its PRS brand, Affinity Living.
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L&G wins BTR consent in Bristol
Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets has won planning consent for its 255-unit build-to-rent scheme in Bristol city centre
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Taylor Wimpey reviewing old leasehold contracts
Taylor Wimpey is investigating various leasehold contracts drawn up as long ago as 2007, that mean homeowners face their ground rents doubling every 10 years.