Berkeley calls for ‘urgent’ stamp duty reform to meet housebuilding targets The housebuilder said it was ‘mindful’ that some buyers may defer transactions until after the autumn Budget in October. Evening Standard · Sep 11
FTSE 100 falls as OpenAI delay report knocks tech The FTSE 100 closed down 21.87 points, or 0.2%, at 10,508.02. Evening Standard · Jun 26
Stocks mixed amid lack of Middle East progress The FTSE 100 closed up 5.15 points at 10,373.20. Evening Standard · Jun 8
London is now a no-go zone for developers, warns capital's biggest housebuilder after shopping centre plan rejected Berkeley Group warned London’s ‘housing crisis will deepen’ after its scheme for 867 flats on the site of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham was dismissed Evening Standard · May 20
‘Sludge in the system’: myriad problems stymie Labour’s 1.5m new homes pledge Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing target The Guardian - UK · Apr 26
FTSE 100 soars as Middle East peace hopes grow The US and Iran have both made some positive noises, prompting markets to rise. Evening Standard · Apr 1
Housebuilder Berkeley to pause buying new land for homes amid global volatility The risk of global volatility slowing recovery in the housing market ‘has now become a reality’, Berkeley said. Evening Standard · Apr 1
FTSE 100 outperforms European rivals as US interest rate decision looms . Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025
Buoyant miners fail to fire lacklustre FTSE 100 Miners led the way in London on rising metals prices, with copper showing particular strength. Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
Soft inflation data encourages hopes of pre-Christmas rates cut Rate sensitive housebuilders were buoyant with Persimmon up 6.3%, Barratt Redrow up 5.1% and Berkeley Group up 3.8%. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
Seven UK housebuilders to pay £100m to fund affordable homes after CMA investigation Watchdog found evidence of information sharing linked to prices but firms have not admitted any wrongdoing The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025
Stocks fade as tariff deadline looms large US President Donald Trump said he plans to start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates. Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025
Worries over future of Chancellor hit UK stocks, the pound and bond markets A sharper fall for the FTSE 250 typified a drab day for more UK-focused stocks. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Weak retail sales and falls in key oil and drug stocks stifle FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 index closed down 17.15 points, 0.2%, at 8,774.65. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025 Berkeley Group announces leadership reshuffle amid housing pledge IN FULL
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025 Buyers need confidence in economy for home sales to improve – Berkeley Group The firm said in its latest trading update that ‘inquiries are at a consistently good level’.
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024 London homebuilder says market recovery is near amid Labour’s housing push Berkeley Group said the property market was ‘close to the point of inflection’ amid a recovery in house prices.
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024 Property giant warns ministers of the real cost of achieving housing targets Exclusive: Boss of Berkeley Group calls for more money to be invested in housebuilding – and less diverted to potholes – as he reveals he is buying land for the first time in two and a half years
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024 McDonald’s says it’s trying to solve tech issues affecting some restaurants worldwide – as it happened Global chain apologises to customers over IT problems which left customers unable to order food in countries including Australia, China, UK and Japan and led to temporary store closures
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023 FTSE 100 Live: ‘Inflation has become entrenched’ — blue-chips close at 7559 after prices shock; gilts surge The Office for National Statistics published May’s inflation figures this morning, confounding experts in the City again as inflation remained stuck at 8.7%. Core inflation, which hit a 30-year high in April, rose even higher to 7.1%.
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023 ‘I’m very fortunate’: meet the Londoner who lives among billionaires for £200 a week Key workers join overseas ultra-rich in Millbank Quarter in central London, close to Big Ben
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023 London council spending thousands on art and security patrols in opulent wards Exclusive: Kensington and Chelsea, one of most unequal boroughs in UK, allocating social infrastructure funds in wards where homes go for millions
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023 Scientists to examine health fears at west London luxury development Southall residents to give blood samples after former gasworks redevelopment leads to reports of breathing problems
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022 Housebuilders ‘lobbied against plan for electric car chargers in new homes in England’ Exclusive: ‘Blatant efforts’ by companies criticised by campaign group Transport & Environment
Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022 Berkeley appoints former Schroders head Dobson chairman Replaces current chair Glyn Barker at property developer