News that Berliners may vote on effectively renationalising 200,000 rented apartments may have some institutional investors exploring build-to-rent in London looking nervously at the capital. With Labour mayor...

Responding to the Social Housing Green Paper, published today, Andrew Teacher, managing director at Blackstock, said:  “What we needed was an overhaul of funding and...

We’ve been here a few times before: a chancellor with his face pinned against the wall pushing back with a slurry of promises on housing....

FACT CHECK: Government telling porkies over rates The Government finally responded to growing anger over its business rates reforms trying to justify them using misleading...

A plotline in the last season of House of Cards sees the dashing Republican presidential nominee, Will Conway, lambasted for manipulating voters’ internet searches using...

Blackstock have put out some initial views on what may happen now in the UK real estate market following Brexit. Please contact us for more...

Sadiq Khan’s housing manifesto is the political equivalent of a cover band: it hits all the right notes but with something sadly vapid about its...

Last week’s media circus may have shed light on the shady relationship between HMRC and corporate giants such as Google and Amazon, but while big...

David Cameron’s party conference speech will be best remembered for his pledge to turn ‘Generation Rent’ into ‘Generation Buy’. By allowing house builders to offer...

A new housing bill published today will allow developers to convert laundrettes to homes without planning permission. Liverpool, Manchester and Hackney in east London are...

This summer London was plagued by strikes on its transport network. These could potentially carry on into the winter as union staff continue to bang...

The prime minister has promised a crusade to build 200,000 cheap homes before 2020. Here are six reasons why the proposals won’t help. 1. It...