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London Plan Housing Target Party Wall 2026: Why Denser Building Means More Notices
Six hundred thousand homes short. That is the gap between what London’s draft spatial strategy promises and what the government says the capital actually…
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BSR Gateway 2 Approvals Reach 87% as the Building Safety Levy Starts: What London Flat Owners and Developers Must Know About Party Wall Timing in October 2026
Eighty-seven percent. That is the approval rate the Building Safety Regulator posted for Gateway 2 decisions in the twelve weeks to 5 October 2026,…
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6% Mortgage Rates, Fewer Movers: London Extensions and Party Wall Notices in October 2026
Average five-year fixed mortgage rates have hit 6% for the first time since September 2023, according to Moneyfacts data reported this month. That single…
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London Construction Starts Fall Party Wall October 2026: What Glenigan’s Index Really Means for Homeowners
A 57% year-on-year collapse is not a dip. It is the kind of number that normally accompanies a recession, not a mid-cycle wobble. Yet…
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A Hedge, a Fence and a £200,000 Bill: The Torquay Boundary Dispute Every London Homeowner Should Learn From
A few millimetres. That is the margin that separated two neighbours in a Devon courtroom after years of legal argument, a High Court appeal,…
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Building Safety Levy London Rates 1 October 2026: What Developers and Party Wall Teams Need to Know
One week ago, London’s development industry crossed a line it had been bracing for since the policy was first announced. On 1 October 2026,…
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Conservatives Pledge to Scrap Stamp Duty and Future Homes Standard: What It Means for London Party Wall Matters
Fifty thousand pounds. That is the figure shadow housing secretary Katie Lam put on the table at the Conservative Party conference on 5 October…
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Ealing HMO Extension Appeal Daylight October 2026 London: What the Cecilia House Decision Means for Your Rear Extension
Two extra bedrooms. One shared wall. And a planning inspector who decided that two existing tenants mattered more than two new ones. That is…
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Cleverly London New Build £100,000 Bureaucracy Claim: Party Wall Developers October 2026 Reaction
A flat that costs £375,000 today could, according to one mayoral hopeful, cost £275,000 if London simply stripped out its red tape. That is…
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Building Safety Levy 1 October 2026 London Developers Party Wall: What Changed and Why It Matters
A new line item just appeared on the cost sheet of every London scheme with ten or more flats, and nobody is talking about…
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Householder Extension Planning Officer Decision 31 October 2026 London Party Wall Rules Explained
A single regulation change on 31 October 2026 will strip London councillors of the power to block most extensions, lofts and basements, even when…