Sadiq Khan’s ideological aversion to profit is blocking London housebuilding Opinion Just as measures to stimulate the housebuilding sector are being warmly received, Sadiq Khan is undermining efforts with talk of rent caps, writes Andrew Teacher.
Housebuilding stocks recover as industry reaches ‘rock bottom’ Property The UK’s biggest housebuilder kept to the well-rehearsed tone of gloom which has loomed over the sector in recent months, when it became the latest to pull back on spending amid the market uncertainty caused by the Iran war. FTSE 100 firm Barratt Redrow said its financial targets hold firm, but warned that the blockage [...]
Housebuilding stocks slump as Bellway issues Iran mortgage warning Property Shares in Bellway slumped eight per cent after it warned the Iran war is causing mortgage “volatility,” as a host of leading housebuilders were dragged down with it. FTSE 100 housebuilders Barratt Redrow, Berkeley and Persimmon were all down at least one per cent on Tuesday’s early trading, with the latter taking a two per [...]
Iran war ‘heavily’ affecting property confidence, developer says March 13, 2026 Property developer Berkeley Group has said the Iran war is “weighing heavily” on market confidence and could push up inflation. The FTSE 100 firm told shareholders on Friday: “The emerging situation in the Middle East is weighing heavily on risk sentiment and we await to see the impact of this on the market.” “While reaffirming [...]
Left-wing comedians blocking new homes? It’s beyond a joke October 22, 2025 Nish Kumar and James Acaster have joined a local campaign to halt the redevelopment of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham, writes Simon Clarke It takes a special kind of irony for comedians who built their careers skewering middle-class hypocrisy to end up embodying it. Yet champagne socialists Nish Kumar and James Acaster, two of Britain’s [...]