Kim Vernau, CEO, BLP Insurance comments on the impact of the mayoral elections on the London housing sector: “Housing was a top priority for both candidates during the mayoral election campaign and now Sadiq Khan needs to prove that theory... View Article

The Brick Development Association (BDA) is pleased to hear the public has appointed a new Mayor of London with strong views on the housing crisis. Sadiq Khan, the MP for Tooting, included a 50 per cent increase in genuinely affordable... View Article

“The lack of clarity around how key parts of the Government’s housing and planning bill are likely to survive the journey through parliament is impacting confidence in the house building sector especially key details around the starter home policy. “Furthermore,... View Article

Mark Sismey-Durrant, Chief Executive Officer at Hampshire Trust Bank, responds to Markit UK Construction PMI: “The drop in confidence amongst construction firms highlights how many businesses are taking a cautious approach to the current political uncertainty. Despite this, there remains... View Article

Kalpana Padhiar, construction specialist at global credit insurer Euler Hermes, said: “The new figures are likely to be a direct result of the uncertainty surrounding June’s referendum, which is having a similar impact on activity across the sector to what... View Article

According to exclusive research from Knight Frank’s Retirement Housing report, by 2039, one in 12 people will be aged 80 or over. Therefore, the need for a dramatic increase in new housing for the ageing population across the UK is... View Article

Sadiq Khan’s welcome focus on construction skills risks being overshadowed by an unrealistic affordable housing policy, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned ahead of the London mayoral elections. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “Khan is... View Article

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on extending Right to Buy, Cllr Sharon Taylor, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association, said: “Our projections show extending the Right to Buy scheme to housing association tenants could cost £6 billion... View Article

eMoov Founder and property expert, Russell Quirk, comments on the latest Nationwide House Price Index. “The growth rate of UK house prices was always going to slow from the stamp duty fuelled acceleration witnessed last month.” There was a new... View Article

“April’s increase in the stamp duty on second homes fired demand substantially in March. With the deadline past, price rises in April are returning to more normal levels. And as uncertainty over the EU referendum continues, we may see this... View Article

Edo Mapelli Mozzi, CEO of Banda Property, comments on the upcoming London Mayoral Election: “It’s indisputable that the London property market has become a bank vault for investors in the UK and overseas, while Londoners who live, work and send... View Article

The Vinden Partnership reacts to the RICS UK Construction Market Survey. Peter Vinden, Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership – a leading multi-disciplinary consultant company to the built environment – said: “Anybody following the recent surveys and analysis of the... View Article

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has today responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s discussion paper on the ageing population and financial services, strongly supporting its message of collaboration and urging a regulatory focus on helping firms to achieve better outcomes... View Article

Commenting on the latest construction figures published by the ONS today which show a 1.5% increase in output on the previous three months, Michael Thirkettle, Chief Executive of leading interdisciplinary international construction and property consultancy McBains Cooper, said:  “Though these figures show growth in the sector,... View Article

In Response to deferral of Bishopsgate Goods Yard development, John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets said: The Goods Yard is a key site in East London. It deserves the high quality consideration other developments have adhered to in both Tower... View Article

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the results of the ‘Investigation into the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s loans to the Green Deal Finance Company’ by the National Audit Office. RIBA Sustainability Policy Advisor Emilia... View Article

Leading online estate agent, eMoov.co.uk, warns that should Tata’s Port Talbot steel works close its doors, the economic impact to the Port Talbot property market could be a 10% drop in the average house price over the next 12 months.... View Article