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Hackney uses HMRC data to recover seven council homes in wider tenancy fraud push

According to the original report, Hackney Council has seized seven council homes after an investigat...

Property category • 2025-08-14 13:03

Lifestyle writer swaps Shepherd’s Bush chaos for Surbiton calm — and refuses the 'boring' verdict

When Alice Giddings, a 25‑year‑old lifestyle writer, left a tiny flat in Shepherd’s Bush for a spaci...

Property category • 2025-08-14 05:03

Police urge Redbridge to refuse alcohol licence for Ilford venue over unlawful shisha use

The Metropolitan Police urged Redbridge councillors to refuse an application from Brothers Lounge to...

Property category • 2025-08-14 05:02

Khan warned London will miss affordable homes target as starts stall

Sadiq Khan has been warned that London’s housing crisis is “more severe with every passing day” afte...

Property category • 2025-08-14 05:02

Foxtons flags rising London new‑home sales as mortgage rules and guarantees ease access

Foxtons says it recorded a 16.5% rise in London new‑homes sales volumes in the first half of 2025 co...

Property category • 2025-08-13 13:38

Network Rail seeks to strip hundreds of adverts from Liverpool Street to reveal Victorian fabric and calm crowds

Network Rail has asked planners’ permission to strip back the sea of posters and billboards that cur...

Property category • 2025-08-13 13:37

Mayor greenlights 844‑home 'mansion‑block' on disused Mill Hill retail park after redesign

The controversial redevelopment of the long‑vacant Pentavia Retail Park in Mill Hill has been grante...

Property category • 2025-08-13 13:35

Suburban intensification in Sanderstead sparks dispute after seven‑house infill replaces garden plot

No 158 Purley Downs Road is a compact example of suburban intensification: a single-family plot in S...

Property category • 2025-08-13 08:43

Parents paying up to £45,000 more to buy into ‘good’ state school catchments after VAT on fees

Parents are increasingly prepared to pay substantial sums to secure a place for their children in a ...

Property category • 2025-08-13 03:18

DSDHA scheme turns fortress‑like Hatton Garden office into low‑carbon, jewellery‑friendly workplace

According to the original report, DSDHA has won planning approval to overhaul and extend the commerc...

Property category • 2025-08-12 17:16

IKEA and offices move into refurbished Topshop at Oxford Circus after £378m sale

BDP has released images showing the completed refurbishment of the former Topshop flagship at Oxford...

Property category • 2025-08-12 17:15

Middlesex in talks with investors to build Uxbridge hub while largely staying at Lord’s

Middlesex County Cricket Club is in advanced talks with two international investment groups over a f...

Property category • 2025-08-12 17:15

McLaren lands c.£100m LSE retrofit to create Passivhaus test case with timber extension

McLaren has been awarded a c.£100m contract to retrofit and extend the London School of Economics an...

Property category • 2025-08-12 09:54

Councils face scrutiny as Renters' Rights Bill exposes two-tier enforcement

The gulf between the standards imposed on private landlords and the way some councils manage their o...

Property category • 2025-08-12 02:14

London Plan meets just 23% of adaptable‑home requirement, leaving thousands of disabled Londoners with few options

According to the Evening Standard, London’s flagship planning policy is failing to deliver the acces...

Property category • 2025-08-11 17:36

Camden approves DSDHA extension in Hatton Garden despite jewellery workspace shortfall

DSDHA’s proposal to add four storeys to a 1990s office block on Charterhouse Street in Farringdon — ...

Property category • 2025-08-11 17:32

Elizabeth line to run every three minutes off‑peak — a test case for Crossrail‑style projects outside London

Another small but unmistakable victory for London’s newest railway arrived this week: the Elizabeth ...

Property category • 2025-08-11 08:18

Elizabeth line's small timetable gains put pressure on the Treasury to fund more transformational rail

Another week, another small but telling upgrade: from December 2025 the Elizabeth line’s core centra...

Property category • 2025-08-11 08:14

Prince Charles bids to reopen former Picturehouse in Stratford as fans rally over Leicester Square lease

The Prince Charles Cinema, a fixture of Leicester Square known for its cult programming and raucous ...

Property category • 2025-08-11 08:13

CMA finds infant‑formula marketing 'exploitative' as prices rise 25% and ministers face pressure to tighten labelling and NHS ties

An Evening Standard report has renewed pressure on ministers to act after Liberal Democrat MP Jess B...

Property category • 2025-08-11 08:12

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