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Developers seem to be adopting a ‘build it and they will come’ approach

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Lenders and owners focus on refinancing as they grapple with falling property values and higher debt

Nationwide data reflects impact of recent rise in mortgage rates

Mayfair and Belgravia landlord to convert parts of portfolio to capture demand for flexible office space

Agreement would give senior creditors control of reorganised co-working company in exchange for $450mn

Lower mortgage rates fuel rebound as sector enjoys seventh consecutive monthly increase

Docklands financial estate secures backing from lenders for £550mn debt deal against backdrop of falling valuations

Seventh successive quarter of declining volumes dashes hopes for revival as high interest rates continue to bite

Plus, one UK local council gets wooed by a Monaco hedge fund and Rodolphe Saadé leans into building a media empire

Home loans with interest rates fixed for a decade or more could get more buyers on to the ladder — and disrupt a £1.6tn industry

Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage market

A glut of apartments available in the French capital this summer is pushing down prices

Apparent whistleblower report cites concerns over firm’s work for collapsed Chinese developer

High costs, post-Covid trends and rising mortgage rates suppressed demand

Housing secretary’s attempts to put pledges into law have been watered down following pushback from landlords

Co-working group is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to exit bankruptcy without a sale

Official figures highlight impact of higher borrowing costs on landlords and tenants

Anti-corruption prosecutors are probing a loan made by a private bank to Signa property group

Industry group says move will discourage construction of homes being built in England