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22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
MPs have expressed “concern and disappointment” at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for its persistent poor performance...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The mortgage rate rollercoaster is finally winding down but pressure will remain on the property market, Knight Frank claims. New commentary from...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Minister Rachel Maclean MP is probably looking forward to her summer break this year. But wherever she's going and whatever she's...
29 July 2023
From: Features
Too many leaseholders will fall through the cracks of the government’s “piecemeal measures” to combat the cladding crisis. That’s the view of...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features
It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago. “The TA6...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...
01 June 2019
From: Features
A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...
17 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features
The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...
15 September 2018
From: Features
With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content
A PropTech company boss says evidence given to MPs confirms the need to improve anti-money laundering processes through greater automation and...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...
14 April 2018
From: Features
The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...
14 April 2018
From: Features
The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
One of the most influential select committees in parliament has told the government that it needs to do more - much...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Nicky Morgan, a former Cabinet minister and now chair of the highly respected Commons' Treasury Select Committee, is the most senior...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...
21 October 2017
From: Features
Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...
25 February 2017
From: Features
Housing minister Brandon Lewis has joined many others across the country in paying tribute to Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered last...