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Developers complain of bottleneck created by building safety regime

Secondary properties have fallen out of fashion, but refurbishment is increasingly expensive

Dearth of deals means landlords and banks are shaking up their agreements

Loans encouraging environmental improvements fail to gain traction as sector faces climate targets

Connected devices make property management much easier, but they bring their own risks

Labour’s planned overhaul of retail market aims to ‘end nasty surprises’ that often scupper house transactions

Stephen Schwarzman and Ken Griffin among owners of residences inside five-star Peninsula hotel

Shares of Equifax and Experian sink after Fair Isaac Corp moves to sell its ratings directly to industry data groups

If he is elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani should concentrate on expanding supply

It took us a generation to get into the present council tax mess and would take another to emerge with minimal scars

The UK favours the ‘bedrooms and vibes’ method of valuing homes — which is particularly bad in slow markets

Transformation of city’s infrastructure creates seafront neighbourhood for ultra-rich on single street

Low unemployment and buoyant wages underpin gains, says lender Nationwide

MSPs approve move to tackle ‘housing emergency’, with measures including a cap on rent increases

US housing market left reeling from one of its worst slumps in decades

Agreement with Dar Global comes just months after US president’s visit to region

Manhattan has become increasingly residential since the pandemic as more commercial properties are converted

Developers complain that 35% goal is too high and makes schemes unviable

Government restrictions in South Korea and a glut of realtors make commissions among the lowest in developed economies

As residents of Margate’s imposing tower potentially face soaring maintenance and repair costs, the building inflames debates over the fate of the UK’s divisive postwar housing