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Outsourced communications business Moneypenny has appointed a new head of its property team.  Moneypenny supports 2,500 businesses in the UK property industry,...

What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...

A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...

Leaders Romans Group has relaunched its specialist shared ownership brand. Previously known as Leaders and Romans Shared Ownership, which has sold more...

A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

In this guest feature, Dillon Darbar, counter fraud manager at Network Homes, sets out why estate agents need to be aware...

A portal that has historically focused on affordable housing and accessible rental listings is trailing a move into sales. MovingSoon, which provides...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

With green issues on the agenda more than ever, homeowners wanting to learn more about making their homes more eco-friendly have...

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...

Estate agency trade body Propertymark is hoping to “maintain momentum” with newly appointed Housing Secretary Greg Clark. He replaces Michael Gove, who...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

The government’s new Right to Buy policy for housing association tenants appeared to unravel last night after the Housing Secretary said...

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

Boris Johnson has promised a review of the mortgage market and housing benefit rules to help more people to get on...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

A scheme to help people to get on the housing ladder in one of the UK’s most expensive local housing markets...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has launched a new facility called Client Services for agents resuming business. Moneypenny’s 80-strong team of receptionists can...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

Demand for shared ownership properties will rise by over 15,000 units a year when Help To Buy comes to an end...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

A regional pilot has been launched for what is called the Voluntary Right to Buy - a scheme giving housing association...

The government has quietly scrapped a proposal to force councils to sell off their most valuable assets, which would have included...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...

A housing association which for over two years has operated its own estate agency now wants similar organisations to join up...

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...

And so concludes another party conference season.  We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

It’s been an undeniably tough year for agents so far and no one can say the industry doesn’t deserve a summer...

Government schemes like Help To Buy, supposedly assisting more people get on the ladder, have little impact on improving social mobility...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to formally scrap the policy which was once the flagship of Margaret Thatcher’s...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government.  The...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...

Zoopla Property Group is buying Hometrack, one of the country’s leading property market business consultancies. Established in 1999, Hometrack is one of...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

In case you missed it yesterday, here’s a summary of everything relating to property that was in Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s Autumn...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Media reports over the weekend suggest that the government is to introduce a 'buy as you go' system in the Autumn...

Suzy Lamplugh was just 25 years old when she disappeared whilst working as an estate agent in London in 1986. She’d...

The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to...

Three decades after 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh disappeared on a house viewing, the charity set up in her name is calling on...

Foxtons has removed its listing for the sale of a property on an estate in Walthamstow after concerns expressed by nearby...

If you want an indicator that the United Kingdom isn’t so united any more, have a look at Right To Buy. The...

Wales has confirmed that it is to scrap the former flagship Thatcherite policy of Right To Buy. Since 1980, 138,423 homes have been...

Right To Buy - the controversial sell-off of council and housing association homes initially introduced as a flagship of Margaret Thatcher’s...

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...

It has been revealed that the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, appears to be campaigning to oppose a new housing scheme...

Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...

Forget the gloomy stamp duty news, or the prospect that a new house price index might revalue house prices downwards, or...

Government figures claim almost 50,000 households in council and other forms of social housing have taken up their Right To Buy...

Bungalows are likely to be sold-off as a by-product the government’s plans to extend Right To Buy, but are unlikely to...

An influential committee of the House of Lords has waded into the argument over whether the government’s new Starter Homes are...

So this weekend some of us will see our first snow of the season. Harsh weather, Christmas adverts and winter generally...

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...

The new shadow housing minister says Labour will build 100,000 new council houses and housing association homes a year with more...

The government has launched a £26m fund for house builders and developers to demonstrate the range of high quality homes appropriate...

Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn says he would vote for a complete end to all forms of Right To Buy and...

The House of Lords has set the cat amongst the pigeons on the government proposal to give housing association tenants the...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including:   Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...

Estate and letting agents and other figures in the property industry have been making their last-minute calls on Chancellor George Osborne...

The government says it will publish an action plan this week to explain how it is going to implement some of...

The Financial Times says London Mayor and new Conservative MP Boris Johnson is lobbying the government in a bid to persuade...

Another week, another set of heroes. We love honouring the agents who work for good causes, and if you do the...

A housing association has launched an ‘ethical’ sales and lettings agency. Two Rivers Housing Group, based in Gloucestershire, has launched TwoCan, an...