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After Versace-designed Aykon project, Damac in talks to develop its second project in London

Damac signs £200m deal with Lendlease to build Versace-designed Aykon London One residential tower

The move shows that external investors still have confidence in the country's economy post Brexit.

Aug 23, 2016

By Kedar Grandhi

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House prices will fall by 1% in 2017 as Brexit weighs the housing market down

Prices set to slide amid 'weaker prospects for confidence, household incomes and the labour market'.

Aug 22, 2016

By Shane Croucher

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$Brexit Impact: New York beats London as the world\'s leading city in commercial real estate, JLL says$

Brexit Impact: New York beats London as world's leading commercial property centre, JLL says

Foreign investment into London declined 44% on-year to £5.28bn in the six months to 30 June.

Aug 20, 2016

By Kedar Grandhi

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Private landlords raking in £9.3bn a year from government's bloated housing benefit bill

National Housing Federation says affordable housing shortage and higher rents driving up housing benefit bill.

Aug 20, 2016

By Shane Croucher

UK Housing

Multi-million pound UK properties of 'Putin's banker' Sergei Pugachev to go on sale

The 17th century Battersea House was worth £12m in 2011 and once belonged to the Forbes family.

Aug 18, 2016

By Brendan Cole

London Russia

Buy-to-let property: University towns 'are an excellent option for investors'

LendInvest ranks university towns by rental yield with Sunderland, Manchester and Liverpool coming top.

Aug 18, 2016

By Shane Croucher

London

Councils are 'dismissive and discriminatory' of a rising number of homeless people, say MPs

Communities and Local Government Committee calls for cross-Whitehall strategy to end homelessness crisis.

Aug 18, 2016

By Shane Croucher

UK Housing

London overtaken by the East of England as region with the fastest-growing house prices

Average UK house price rose by 8.7% over the year to June 2016, hitting £214,000.

Aug 16, 2016

By Shane Croucher

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London rents fall for the first time in six years – but only on new lets

Countrywide says buy-to-let rush before stamp duty hike saw the capital's rental supply rise by a third.

Aug 15, 2016

By Shane Croucher

London

There is a 'deepening new build crisis' in London property as tax hikes push investors away

London Central Portfolio highlights Tower Hamlets and Battersea-Nine Elms 'mega clusters' as areas of concern.

Aug 15, 2016

By Shane Croucher

London

Asking prices drop with London property worst-affected, says Rightmove

Rightmove house price index shows fall in asking prices in line with average for summer slowdown despite Brexit.

Aug 15, 2016

By Shane Croucher

Brexit EU Referendum UK Housing

House price growth slumps to a three-year low after the EU referendum

Rics said new buyer enquiries dropped at the fastest pace since 2008.

Aug 11, 2016

By Shane Croucher

UK Housing Brexit EU Referendum

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Crossrail: Slough house prices get biggest boost from new Elizabeth Line across London

Elizabeth Line will link Berkshire and Essex via central London and is inflating house prices near its stations.

Aug 10, 2016

By Shane Croucher

London

Brexit sparks increase in price reductions on homes for sale, says Zoopla

A third of sellers cut prices by an average £25,000 but discounts 'not as high' as expected.

Aug 10, 2016

By Shane Croucher

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A third of working families 'just one pay cheque away from losing their homes'

While some could last one month, a fifth told housing charity Shelter they could not even do that.

Aug 9, 2016

By Shane Croucher

Brexit uncertainty does little to curb the rising cost of rents

HomeLet says average UK rent rose 2.3% over the year to July 2016, reaching £779 a month.

Aug 9, 2016

By Shane Croucher

UK Housing Brexit EU Referendum

UK tops list for property tax burdens as campaigners call for stamp duty to be abolished

TaxPayers' Alliance highlights cost of business rates, council tax and stamp duty in OECD table.

Aug 8, 2016

By Shane Croucher

Police investigate reasons for collapse of Glasgow restaurant building

A brick wall has collapsed from a restaurant in Glasgow, partially destroying the building.

Aug 6, 2016

By Jen Offord

UK house prices fell 1% in month after Brexit vote

Halifax house price index shows slowdown, though it is 'too early' to blame poll.

Aug 5, 2016

By Shane Croucher

UK Housing Brexit EU Referendum

What the Bank of England's interest rate cut means for the UK housing market

BoE slashes base rate in half and boost stimulus as Brexit uncertainty weighs on UK economy.

Aug 4, 2016

By Shane Croucher

Bank of England UK Housing Brexit

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