The Strawberry Star Group – a leading international property company with developments in London and the South East – has announced a business focus on the Build to Rent (BTR) sector, as part of its market expansion strategy. Santhosh Gowda,... View Article

The Royal Town Planning Institute has broadly welcomed the government’s latest plans to help keep the planning sector in England moving, but has warned that more still needs to be done. In a statement on Wednesday morning (13 May), Secretary... View Article

The Government published its back-to-work papers today – guidance to help employers, employees and the self-employed understand how to work safely during the coronavirus pandemic. You can find the guidance in full here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19 Melanie Leech, Chief Executive, British Property... View Article

The construction industry remains upbeat despite record falls in activity and is ready to adjust to a ‘new normal’ as the economy comes out of lockdown, according to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). This month’s Construction Purchasing Managers Index... View Article

Responding to the latest ONS figures on deaths from COVID-19 in the community, which show there were 8,312 coronavirus-related care home deaths registered up to 1 May, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:... View Article

From Liam Bailey, Global Head of Research at Knight Frank Our most recent forecast – published 6th of April – assumed that a full lifting of the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown would be achieved by the end of May. The Government’s... View Article

Grimshaw’s design proposals for Birmingham’s new HS2 Curzon Street station were approved by Birmingham City Council today, becoming the first HS2 Phase One station to achieve consented status. This key project milestone represents 24 months of close collaboration with HS2,... View Article

The latest data from Knight Frank shows that as of 5 May 2020, the total potential spend for all residential buyers registered with Knight Frank in London was £52 billion. That compares to £43.5 billion on the same day in... View Article