The professional body
for the property sector

The capital’s draft planning strategy proposes more than half a million new homes over ten years, alongside investment in infrastructure, commercial space, and greener neighbourhoods. We support these ambitions, but our members’ experience across London’s property sectors highlights the gap between identifying land for housing and delivering homes that can be financed, built, and occupied. We have called for a more practical approach to delivery that gives greater recognition to the role of the private rented sector and existing buildings.

Buyers in England could soon be presented with standardised upfront information about how a property would cope with flooding, the protection already installed, and recommendations for improvements. The UK Government and Flood Re have announced that the first pilots of the Flood Performance Certificate (FPC) will begin this winter, targeting at-risk areas, with a broader roll-out planned throughout 2027 and beyond.

August’s figures reveal a housing market where activity continues, but buyers are taking a more cautious approach, making realistic pricing and negotiation increasingly important. Meanwhile, growing tenant demand and limited rental supply continue to create challenges across the lettings market, highlighting the different pressures facing buyers, sellers, landlords and renters.