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Rental market hits pause: why GB rents have flatlined for the first time in nearly a decade ---
After years of double-digit rent growth, asking rents across Great Britain have effectively stalled — and REalyse data points to a confluence of landlord...
Read articleHow the government's Extract AI tool is rewiring UK planning — and what it means for housing delivery ---
The government's rollout of Extract, an AI tool built with Google DeepMind, is digitising decades of planning records across English councils and promises...
Read articleBuild-to-rent's next phase: from city towers to suburban family homes
Institutional investors are pivoting build-to-rent strategies from urban high-rise developments towards family-oriented suburban schemes in regional cities....
Read articleStalled sites and squeezed margins: can UK housebuilders restart development at scale?
More than 1.7 million homes have planning permission across the UK but remain unbuilt, while approval rates hold steady and sales volumes stay resilient....
Read articleLabour's planning overhaul and the race to unlock 1.5 million new homes
The UK's residential planning pipeline contains over 540,000 stalled homes awaiting development, representing a critical test for Labour's ambitious housing...
Read articleBuild-to-rent faces new pressure as rental growth plateaus across UK cities
After years of double-digit rental growth, REalyse data reveals a marked slowdown across major UK markets—with London asking rents falling year-on-year in...
Read articleDevelopers pivot to green and tech-led schemes as stable prices meet subdued transaction volumes
UK housebuilders and developers are increasingly embedding energy efficiency, smart-home technology and sustainability credentials into new schemes as they...
Read articlePlanning reform push: nearly 15,000 stalled UK housing schemes await breakthrough
Despite government pledges to unlock housing delivery, REalyse data reveals almost 15,000 residential planning applications are currently on hold or shelved...
Read articleBuild-to-rent pipelines face a viability squeeze despite record rental demand
The UK's build-to-rent sector is at a crossroads: rental demand has never been stronger, but construction starts are falling sharply. With financing costs...
Read articlePlanning reform and the push to unlock new homes: are approvals translating into starts on the ground?
Despite successive government commitments to streamline the planning system, REalyse data shows residential planning approvals have fallen by over 30% since...
Read articleRenters' Rights Act one year on: how tenant protections are reshaping England's rental market
The Renters' Rights Act, which received Royal Assent in May 2025, has triggered measurable shifts in landlord behaviour, rental supply, and asking rents...
Read articleNew Build-to-Rent code aims to reset standards for UK renters
The Build-To-Rent Alliance has launched a new code of practice designed to raise quality and service benchmarks across the UK's rapidly expanding BTR...
Read articleLondon build-to-rent construction plunges 80% in 2025 as regulatory delays and viability crises strangle supply
New build-to-rent construction starts in London collapsed from over 3,000 units in 2024 to just 613 in 2025, an 80% fall driven by Building Safety Regulator...
Read articlePlanning delays add 15 months to new UK rental homes pipeline
Planning consent for new rental homes in the UK now takes an average of 12 to 15 months—more than double the statutory timeframe—creating a significant...
Read articlePlanning gridlock and rising costs are strangling UK housing delivery
Housing delivery in the UK faces mounting pressure as planning applications fall, approval rates decline, and development costs climb. REalyse data reveals...
Read articleUK rental prices flatten in 2026 as affordability ceiling and landlord exits reshape the market
After years of double-digit growth, UK rental prices are showing clear signs of stabilisation in 2026, with asking rents falling for flats and terraced...
Read articleUK house prices steady in early 2026 as regional divergence shapes the sales market
The UK housing market enters mid-2026 with cautious optimism as asking prices show resilience and transaction volumes hold within 4% of last year's levels....
Read articleGB rental market stagnates for the first time since 2017 as Build-to-Rent investors reassess regional strategies
After years of double-digit rental growth, Great Britain's rental market is showing signs of stagnation, with Scotland recording near-flat growth and...
Read articleHousebuilding slows as development completions fall despite stable buyer demand
UK residential completions have declined over the past year even as sales transaction volumes and buyer activity remain resilient, creating a widening...
Read articleMayoral strategic planning powers set to reshape regional development across England
New legislation granting strategic planning powers to elected mayors outside London could fundamentally change how large-scale housing and infrastructure...
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