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London housing shortage: New rules designed to boost building
Kumail Jaffer Local Democracy Reporting Service The next London Plan, the capital's planning and development document, will be 'streamlined' to help new housing schemes flourish, City Hall has said. The new strategy – due to be published…
London housing crisis: New streamlined plans to 'boost homebuilding
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The next London Plan will be…
Budget won't be 'main driver' if house prices fall, housing minister says
Clare O'Neil says suggestions the government's proposed tax changes could knock 10 per cent off the price of homes are overblown, and Treasury expects only a 'mild' impact on price growth. The housing minister says if prices did fall sharply, it…
Mamdani's housing plan is inspired by YIMBY darlings, like Austin and Minneapolis
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his new housing plan on May 26, with an agenda to build 200,000 new affordable homes, convert existing hotels and office buildings into low-cost apartments, and support the city's tenants against 'bad landlords.' He…
White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied to Donald Trump Jr.
When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a small North Carolina startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. The president's eldest son said through a…
Thetford housing estate demolition plan will be reviewed
The housing association behind plans to partially demolish a housing estate in Thetford, Norfolk, has appealed to the planning inspectorate after the project was refused planning permission. The Thetford Abbey Estate was built in the 1960s. The…
Just 7% of London housing target started in first three months of 2026
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Just 6,325 private sector homes broke ground…
Hong Kong property recovery tested as bigger student housing deals gain traction
Hong Kong's student housing sector is entering a new phase as larger institutional-style deals emerge from the city's distressed commercial property market, signalling that professional investors are cautiously returning after years of falling…
Loud boom' leaves US houses shaking as experts share meteor theory
People across Massachusetts have reported a 'loud boom' or 'explosion'. Residents in Boston and Rhode Island reported the boom at around 2.30pm EDT (7.30pm BST) on Saturday, and meteorologists believe it could be linked to a meteor. 'Reports of an…
Astonishing look at UK 60 years ago - doctor house calls to dawn of mini skirt
A Labour Prime Minister two years into office - described as ‘not very popular with the British public - Paul McCartney releasing new music and the small matter of a World Cup to win. Despite these similarities, life in 1966 was extremely…
Jim Cramer Says Pool Corporation 'Needs More Housing Turnover'
Pool Corporation (NASDAQ: POOL) was among the stocks Jim Cramer discussed in this changing market. A caller was bullish on the stock and asked for Cramer's opinion. He replied: Pool needs more housing turnover, and we can't get that… You…
Trump's medical report released by White House after visit to Walter Reed
Trump visited Walter Reed on Tuesday, marking his third trip to the military hospital in the past 13 months. Though it was for an annual physical examination, Trump described the visit as a “six-month physical.” His last two medical…
Trump gives daughter-in-law Lara tour of White House ballroom site in Fox News chat
President Donald Trump sat down for a frictionless interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, where he also gave her a tour of the White House ballroom building site. During the tour, Trump revealed that he plans to hold the next presidential…
I tried to sell my house with a chatbot
But none of that was me. It was all AI. A few days earlier, I had pressed go on an experiment involving my family's single largest financial asset. Could I sell our home without a human real estate agent, relying almost entirely on a couple of…
Hot Takes: Hillary Clinton Decimated by Backlash After Attacking Trump White House Construction
We reported earlier on Saturday on Jill Biden's remarks about Hunter's pardon, and they truly did beggar belief as she tried to blame President Donald Trump for Joe Biden going back on his word not to pardon his son. Indeed, she claimed he had to…
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