Ciaran Nerval

Reform’s annual party conference was an eventful one. On Friday 4 September, the main day of the conference, much of the discussion between attendees, and across national media, centred on a Channel 4 undercover investigation into foreign donations, which had been broadcast the previous evening.

Landlords will be required to sign up to a private rented sector (PRS) database from this December under the next phase of the Renters' Rights Act (RRA).

Birmingham City Council, in partnership with Lovell, has launched a consultation on reopened plans to deliver 3,500 homes in Druids Heath, after original £1bn proposals were dropped.

Irish housebuilder Glenveagh Properties' pre-tax profits fell 97% in the first half of the year, but it expects new home completions to boost its second- half performance.

Premier Inn owner Whitbread has today (10 September) closed all branded restaurants including Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, axing approximately 3,800 jobs.

New St Mary’s Care Home has secured a £16.9m finance facility from Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) to fund the acquisition and delivery of a 105-bed care facility in Stone, Staffordshire, Property Week can reveal.

Beechcroft has secured a £44.8m financing facility from Paragon Development Finance to support the development of a new later-living community in Shenley, Hertfordshire.

Berkeley Group has reiterated its four-year pre-tax profit guidance of £1.4bn but warned that uncertainty and volatility in the market will create a more cautious buying environment.

McLaren Regeneration, in partnership with Arlington Real Estate, has secured planning permission to deliver the first phase of the 40-year, £2bn mixed-use redevelopment masterplan for York Central in North Yorkshire.

LondonMetric and Schroder REIT (SREIT) have announced the completion of their agreed £404m acquisition of Picton.