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London new homes update – February 2025

Sales strongest for build-complete homes, with nearly a third of developers anticipating stronger reservation volumes overall in 2025 versus 2024

One month ago

Debt Advisory

Behind the Stack: The Rise of Back Leverage in Commercial Real Estate Debt

Knight Frank Capital Advisory’s Jess Qureshi outlines key findings from her new report "Behind the Stack". In an extensive survey of over one hundred bank and non-bank lenders, the report explores…

One month ago

Development

Nearly 80% of developers across England struggle to find buyers for affordable homes

Knight Frank’s Residential Development Land Index tracks the performance of residential land values across prime central London and England each quarter.

One month ago

Development

England's shrinking pipeline: what’s in store for developers after 2025?

Plus, London private housing starts fall to lowest level in 14 years

2 months ago

Living Sectors

Where next for the UK Living Sectors?

Knight Frank’s NextGen Living Report includes the results of our annual Investor Survey which represents the views of 56 institutional investors active in the sector who account for£60 billion in…

2 months ago

Research

Berkeley sees 'traction' as Labour grapples with planning

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

3 months ago

Research

Does a super-prime 'bat shed' lie at the heart of the UK's planning woes?

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe

3 months ago

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Development

Labour’s first 150 days: ambitious housebuilding plans and early challenges

Plus, what has most helped to support sales in 2024?

4 months ago

Agriculture

Is the biodiversity market a silver bullet for landowners?

Five months of data reveal that off-site biodiversity credit requirements average just over one unit per Local Planning Authority (LPA) annually. Is this a timing issue, a policy design flaw, or an…

5 months ago

Development

Government’s housing challenge as permissions hit new low

Plus, how real estate shapes university choices

6 months ago

Living Sectors

The rise of the UK co-living sector

As the UK's rental landscape evolves, the co-living sector is emerging as a significant force, capturing the attention of institutional investors and developers alike. Charlotte Leahy-Jones, an…

6 months ago

Development

Benchmark Land Value – fine margins

6 months ago

Media

Is Britain heading for a co-living boom?

Co-living is a small but growing trend in UK cities, driven by urbanisation, rising housing costs, and the need for community in an age of digital isolation.

7 months ago

Development

London new homes update – Summer 2024

Demand for new build homes in London eased in the run up to and just after the General Election, but more recent data points to building momentum.

7 months ago

Development

Labour sets out its stall on increasing housebuilding

Plus, predictions and advice across new homes, development, land and planning sectors

7 months ago

Research

Housing supply pressures in prime central London

Making sense of the latest trends in property and economics from around the globe