Poland starts preventive military aviation operations as Russia strikes Ukraine, army says

New Yorkers and Californians have long been connected by a coastal rivalry, but they do have at least one thing in common: a housing crisis exacerbated by bureaucracy.  Both states passed bedrock environmental review statutes in the 1970s that have been the source of aggravation for developers ever since. But as housing production has stalled,…

A landlord who believed he had found an ideal tenant was later threatened with substantial financial penalties after his property was secretly converted into an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO. The landlord let a four-bedroom house to a man who said he wanted it for himself and members of his family. He appeared organised,…

Cotality’s August Housing Chart Pack, which modelled various price declines from peak dwelling values, showed that Perth, Brisbane, and Adelaide would retain much of the value gained during their recent booms. You’re out of free articles for this month Cotality’s head of research, Gerard Burg, said the analysis showed the implications of a range…

Mamdani’s rehabilitation of the infamous BQE triple cantilever offers a long-needed fix. But does it simply reinforce the complicated legacy of Robert Moses? The mayor’s pledge that his administration is “done kicking the can down the road” on overdue repairs to a section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has drawn cheers and jeers from advocates, lawmakers…

Three major UK lenders have increased mortgage rates following Andy Burnham’s appointment as Prime Minister, citing heightened geopolitical tensions and rising swap rates as the primary drivers. Halifax, HSBC and Barclays all implemented rate increases, with Halifax raising rates by up to 0.2% across two, three and five-year fixed rate products for homemovers and first-time…

Roma Finance has launched a commercial mortgage range, following the extension of its forward flow agreement with JPMorgan. The range offers loans up to £2m to property investors, trading businesses and operating companies, and property company (opco-propco) structures across England, Scotland and Wales.  Rates start from 7.1% up to 70% loan to value (LTV),…