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Record-low planning approvals leave England's 1.5 million homes pledge on a collision course with reality
England's residential planning approvals have fallen sharply since their 2021 peak, even as the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 and the government's...
Read articleBuild-to-rent flagships gain momentum as UK for-sale market stalls
Flagship build-to-rent schemes are securing planning approvals and institutional capital at scale even as off-plan sales and traditional housebuilding show...
Read articleJoint ventures and planning wins reshape the UK student housing pipeline
A wave of university joint ventures and fresh planning consents is reshaping the UK's purpose-built student accommodation pipeline, from Manchester and...
Read articleRecord-low planning permissions leave England's 1.5 million homes target on shaky ground
England's housing approvals have fallen to their lowest levels in over a decade, even as the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 promises to unlock...
Read articleCouncil housebuilding revival: what Andy Burnham's social housing push means for BTR investors
Andy Burnham's proposed council housebuilding drive has reignited debate over the state's role in solving England's housing crisis. This article examines...
Read articleGovernment's 2026 housing targets at risk as financing, planning and skills pressures stall development pipeline
New sector warnings that financing costs, planning delays and skills shortages threaten the government's 2026 housebuilding ambitions are borne out in...
Read articleRecord-low planning permissions threaten England's housing pipeline
Government figures show residential planning approvals in England falling to their weakest levels in decades, with REalyse pipeline data pointing to the...
Read articleEngland's planning approvals hit record low: what it means for the 1.5 million homes target
Government figures show residential planning approvals in England have fallen to their lowest level since records began, with just 29,000 schemes granted...
Read articleStudent housing deals revive East London's development pipeline
Watkin Jones' joint venture with HGP signals renewed institutional appetite for purpose-built student accommodation in East London, even as wider...
Read articleRecord-low planning approvals put Labour's 1.5 million homes pledge to the test
England's housing planning approvals have fallen to some of the lowest levels on record, even as the government pushes ahead with its 1.5 million homes...
Read articleBooming BTR and student housing pipelines are absorbing UK rental demand as buy-to-let supply tightens
UK Build-to-Rent delivery has scaled sharply over the past decade, with REalyse planning data showing thousands of new units moving through construction...
Read articleUK house prices fall and sales slow: why housebuilders are under pressure in 2026
Falling average house prices, a sharp drop in transaction volumes, and lengthening days-on-market point to a UK sales market stuck at multi-year lows....
Read articleRecord-low planning permissions threaten Labour's 1.5m homes pledge
England's planning system is granting fewer homes than at any point in over a decade, even as the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 and reformed NPPF...
Read articleEngland housing approvals fall to record low, putting 1.5 million homes target at risk
Residential planning approvals in England have fallen sharply over the past five years, with granted units down by roughly half since their 2019 peak....
Read articleBuild-to-rent deliveries double as flagship schemes gain approval under the new planning regime
Build-to-rent completions have roughly doubled since pre-pandemic levels, with REalyse planning data showing over 13,000 units delivered in 2024 versus...
Read articleStudent housing demand fuels fresh east London joint venture as investors chase PBSA yields
A new joint venture targeting purpose-built student accommodation in east London underscores continued institutional appetite for the sector, backed by...
Read articleHousebuilders squeezed as correctly priced homes sell three times faster
New research shows accurately priced UK homes are selling in a fraction of the time it takes overpriced stock to find a buyer, splitting the sales market in...
Read articleRecord-low planning approvals put England's 1.5 million homes target on shaky ground
England's residential planning system is granting far fewer homes than it did four years ago, even as the government's 1.5 million homes pledge assumes a...
Read articleBuild-to-rent deliveries double pre-pandemic levels as institutional capital fills the landlord gap
UK build-to-rent completions have roughly doubled since before the pandemic, even as thousands of private landlords exit the market. This article examines...
Read articleLabour's planning shake-up: can New Towns and grey belt reform finally unlock UK housing delivery?
Labour's March 2026 planning reform package — spanning New Towns, grey belt reclassification and emergency measures for London — marks the most significant...
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