Greater London Authority warns developers that upgrade might take more than a decade

Without inherited wealth or a leg-up from the Bank of Mum and Dad, prospective first-time buyers are forced to abandon dreams of home ownership

Many flats left effectively unsellable as government struggles with aftermath of Grenfell disaster

Hui Ka Yan may sell mansion overlooking Hyde Park after suffering reversal in fortunes

Surveyors’ body says it is unable to alter guidance to home valuers until ministers change fire safety advice

VCs accused of betrayal after triggering a run on the bank that has left a gaping hole in the tech scene

Housing associations warn that burden of new regulations could cut construction of new low-cost homes by two-fifths

Lawsuit relates to $440m in funds owed to bank’s customers by US construction company funded by the Vision Fund

Surveyors’ body says it is unable to alter guidance to home valuers until ministers change fire safety advice

Government’s demand on builders to help pay for post-Grenfell fixes threatens to undermine England’s housing targets

Housebuilder says differing interpretations of fire safety have slowed efforts to resolve predicament

Next phase begins of inquiry that will examine role of ministers in disaster that killed 72 people

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A crisis of homelessness, drug abuse and sensationalised crime threaten the city’s future

Government looks to industry chiefs to fix problem freezing large parts of property market 

An estimated 700,000 foreign-born residents have left the city since the Covid-19 outbreak — how will this affect rental and sale prices?

Buyers and renters will once more be able to view properties and move home under new rules

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Data shows a ‘sustained slowdown’ has persisted in the first quarter of 2024 as a lack of exit options weighs on fundraising efforts

Virgin Money and Skipton among those to suspend loans as wholesale rates whipsaw

Opaque ownership structures mean some sanctioned oligarchs may be able to sell their UK properties

Lenders wary of helping first-time buyers of new-builds judged vulnerable to price falls

Artificial intelligence’s complexity exposes flaws in traditional methods used to evaluate safety and accuracy

Deals and loans stretching back decades lie behind ‘for sale’ notice on UK capital’s most expensive home

Move adds to challenge to meet mayor’s annual target of 50,000 new homes in the capital

In wake of Chesham and Amersham loss, MPs in southern England fear effect of opening more land to housebuilding

Moves by Alphabet, Meta and Salesforce come as companies respond to downturn in sector’s stocks by cutting costs

Spending watchdog finds less than 1% of funds to fix cladding on private apartments in England has been paid out

‘Project Windmill’ documents outline office provider’s bid to raise $1bn and go public

Transaction will give office provider $1.3bn cash injection

Hedge fund outlines methodology for determining worth of ‘growth’ groups amid investor unease

West End landlord Capco offers to link lease terms to turnover in attempt to bolster occupancy

Huge quarterly loss as workers stayed home and former CEO Adam Neumann was paid settlement

Pandemic accelerates trends that could see vacant offices become residential towers

Interest rates are rising to stem inflation and borrowing costs are increasing fast. Could this signal the end of spiralling house prices?

Tax holiday on first £500,000 of transactions in England and Northern Ireland will last until March

A supply crunch has left many prospective buyers struggling to find the right property