London’s Olympic Village faces £432mn bill for fire safety defects: Estate management company increased provision by £337mn after discovering new faults dlvr.it/TK1rcH

NHS landlord attracts £1.5bn counter offer from rival: Primary Health Properties aims to beat KKR-led investors despite lower-value bid dlvr.it/TK1rhn

UK house prices fall unexpectedly in March: The 0.5% contraction according to Halifax contrasts with economists’ bets of a 0.1% rise dlvr.it/TK1rq9

Former Google chief Eric Schmidt buys £42mn London mansion: US buyers emerge as major force in UK capital’s property market dlvr.it/TK1rxz

BDO probed over its audit of crisis-hit homeless housing fund: Financial Reporting Council is reviewing firm’s 2021 audit of Home Reit, which is being wound down dlvr.it/TK21Bl

Companies sued for £360mn in damages over Grenfell Tower fire: Kensington and Chelsea council in London launches lawsuits against businesses involved in refurbishing the building dlvr.it/TK2YvY

US houses are shrinking as inflation pushes ‘McMansions’ out of reach: Even in Texas, the American dream of home ownership is being downsized because of an affordability crisis dlvr.it/TK2tPG

NHS landlord agrees £1.6bn takeover by KKR consortium: London-listed group Assura rejects rival offer that would have kept it in the public markets dlvr.it/TK32R7

Will return-to-work mandates herald the comeback of the pied-à-terre?: With more companies demanding five days a week in the office, upheaval is on the cards for some remote workers. Estate agents are reporting an increase in demand for small apartments,… dlvr.it/TK3DFc

Why holiday rentals are winning the war for Europe’s city centres: Residents of tourist hotspots have long demanded that Airbnb-style letting platforms be banned. But booking numbers in Europe — and housing costs — are still rising dlvr.it/TK5HKW

State Street’s £333mn City office deal paves way for Canary Wharf exit: US asset manager buys 100 New Bridge Street in latest sign of corporate retreat from Docklands dlvr.it/TK5Z9n

The eviction heavies stoking the fires of Spain’s property crisis: As developers and private homeowners alike turn to desperate measures to remove squatters, a cohort of eviction specialists has risen to prominence — helping to transform the issue into a… dlvr.it/TK5lyD

Directors’ deals: Next executive cashes in: Sale understandable with the retailer expecting slower revenue growth dlvr.it/TK65h7

Banks and UK property learn to cautiously cohabit: Surge in lending is likely to be more beneficial for the borrowers than their lenders dlvr.it/TK6MQM

Only 3% of fines on offshore companies for not declaring UK property collected: Transparency campaigners says failure to enforce penalties does not provide ‘strong deterrent’ against non-compliance dlvr.it/TK7yfZ

Canary Wharf Group’s offices drop a further £180mn in value: Decline in London landlord’s office valuations last year follows fall of almost £1bn in 2023 dlvr.it/TKCjLg

Can New York’s property revival survive tariff turmoil?: 2025 pointed to a pick-up following the city’s lengthy post-pandemic malaise — but the top-of-year glow now has to be filtered through a new lens dlvr.it/TKDvbN

Saudi Arabia ‘gigaproject’ stonewalls settlement offer from ex-CEO in $120mn lawsuit: British-born executive was fired in April 2024 sparking claim seen as test case for kingdom’s reforms dlvr.it/TKGB1Z

The Swiss Alps ski village that is luring nervous Americans: Andermatt has seen a surge in property demand from US buyers dlvr.it/TKGxxF

Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund sues over City of London skyscraper: Willis Building owner says tower at 50 Fenchurch Street will obstruct light dlvr.it/TKHwGp