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When Winter stabs its icy fingers at us Brits our thoughts tend to turn to sun-kissed beaches, the lapping Mediterranean and...

House prices could fall by 10% next year as higher mortgage pricing and rising inflation dampen buyer budgets, Savills has warned. The agency...

Propertmark is calling for a 12 month exemption on additional Stamp Duty rates to boost rental property supply. The issue will be...

Estate agents have already filled Michael Gove's inbox with property-related tasks after he returned as Housing Secretary yesterday. New Prime Minister Rishi...

Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...

The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...

High street agents are eagerly anticipating a government announcement on support for business energy bills today. As with many businesses, estate agents...

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...

Prime London discounts are widening and tempting buyers but there are longer term economic risks that could hit the property market,...

Tackling the cost of utility bills has been highlighted as the top priority that new Prime Minister Liz Truss should focus...

The government is being urged to close the "revolving doors" of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...

The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...

Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...

Simon Clarke has been confirmed as the new Housing Secretary in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Liz Truss this evening. He...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

New Prime Minister Liz Truss wasn’t the only person taking on a high-profile role yesterday. Guy Gittins has officially taken the helm at...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

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

The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...

A new house price index that in June predicted big house price rises over the summer has now repeated its claim,...

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

The number of residential property transactions in May was a thumping 11.3 per cent lower than the same month last year,...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

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

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...

What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...

Never in my lifetime have I seen so much enthusiasm and passion for politics. Brexit awoke the sleeping dog in almost...

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...

A high-end estate agent who was one of the founding directors of Agents' Mutual says a British exit from the EU may not...