Recent freedom of information disclosures provide a rare and quantified insight into how the government expects the 2026 business rates revaluation to unwind in England.
“The institution has made some mistakes and it lost us some confidence in the running of the institution and, therefore, the reasons for membership, but I think they are now behind us,” RICS ...
IM Properties, the Midlands-based property developer, is appealing against what it is calling a delay in determining its planning application for a £343 million employment park near Junction 9 of the ...
Housing Secretary Steve Reed has outlined seven locations where the government wants to build New Towns to help reach its 1.5 million homes target, standing down five previous options.
The development company behind London's famous Battersea Power Station redevelopment has robustly denied allegations of unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment brought by its former chief ...
The federal government’s plan to curb lease clauses that keep competing businesses out of nearby shopping centres and other commercial properties is drawing new attention to a long‑standing practice ...
Prolonged uncertainty around business rates liabilities is having an impact on companies' investment decisions, global law firm BCLP has warned, after revealing the time taken to resolve appeals has ...
The government has fulfilled a manifesto pledge regarding planned reforms around leasehold properties with publication of the long-awaited Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. So is this the end of ...
Government proposals to cap ground rents paid by leaseholders at £250 a year would "seriously damage investor confidence in the UK housing market" and risk unnecessary economic harm unless reviewed, ...
After two subdued post-pandemic years, the UK office market is showing signs of renewed momentum. Leasing activity is improving, sentiment has stabilised and prime rents are edging upward. But ...
Cast as a measure of relief for small shops, the proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews is a live test of how policy will price risk, redirect capital, and shift costs across commercial real estate.
The Los Angeles "mansion tax," the high-profile property sales levy designed to raise money for affordable housing, has faced criticism from the real estate industry for hindering deal activity and ...
The stalled redevelopment of Montreal’s Bridge-Bonaventure sector, a stretch of aging warehouses and industrial lots where consultations began nearly a decade ago, reflects Canada’s struggle to add ...
Planning and policy reviews and reform were plentiful in 2025 and remained a critical pressure point for the UK living sector, which tackled major changes including the National Planning Policy ...
The government's flagship Planning and Infrastructure Act has become law, with the Labour party promising "seismic planning reforms" that will remove blockages and delays to accelerate the ...
The 2026 draft local rating lists have landed, and one thing is already clear: the receipts and expenditure method, once a niche valuation approach used only for a handful of specialist assets, is ...
Some developers are saying municipal development charges have put a stick in the spokes of their real estate projects in Canada, just as Ottawa pushes for a surge in construction, and a new federal ...
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