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Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

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

A scathing document produced by MPs slams the government for its “deplorable” housing policies which are "invented, abandoned and reinvented" -...

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...

Labour’s shadow housing minister has revealed that it will be two years at least before the party sets out its long-term...

A Labour council in London has come out against the government’s plan to offer 30 per cent discounts to first time...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...

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

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

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Strutt & Parker says the housing crisis - in the shape of too few homes and their stubbornly high prices -...

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

With an average house price of £252,896 and trains to London taking as little as 24 minutes, Luton has been named...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

New Zealand’s new Labour prime minister elect has banned non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes anywhere in the country in a...

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...

The Conservative party, in a press statement released to clarify comments made by Theresa May, says the government’s proposed extra £2...

Online petitions appear to be the flavour of the week - the latest is calling for the government’s Help to Buy...

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

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

A chronic shortage of affordable housing is forcing councils to spend more than £2m a day on temporary accommodation for homeless...

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

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

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

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

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

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...

Tomorrow, June 8, is the closing date for submissions to the Labour Party’s latest consultation on housing policy: it is seeking...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

The latest price index from LSL Property Services suggests that the average home in Greater London has risen in price by...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

Two graffiti attacks on a London estate agency office in just one week have involved the slogans “F*** gentrification” and “Kill gentrifiers”...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the free market Centre for Policy Studies think tank says the proposals put forward by Labour’s London Mayor candidate...

An agency which specialises in land is calling on local councils to play a greater part in the push to create...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

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

Discounted starter homes could be out of reach for the majority of families in need of an affordable home in many...

A suggestion that up to 50 per cent of new homes built in London should be affordable has come in for...

The number of sales made to first time buyers fell in November according to data just released by the National Association...

House prices will soar by 50 per cent in the next 10 years according to research commissioned by the NAEA and conducted...

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

The head of a central London property firm says an unintended consequence of the new stamp duty thresholds is that fewer...

Over the next five years at least 70,000 new households a year in England alone will be unable to afford to...

Scotland’s home building industry says at least 100,000 homes of all tenures are needed by the end of the next Scottish...

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

A protest march in London's fashionable Shoreditch area turned nasty when the windows of a Marsh & Parsons estate agency branch...

So housing made itself top of the list of questions by the new Leader of the Opposition’s first PMQs on Wednesday...

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...

The government is reported to be considering a policy of capping prices of some homes in the countryside to ensure they...

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

Marsh & Parsons has enhanced its residential development and investment department by appointing Matt Bird - a former social housing executive...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...

With pension reform, council licensing changes and a General Election on the horizon, many are anticipating a boom in the buy-to-let...

Former Conservative housing minister Kris Hopkins warned two years ago that allowing housing associations to sell their stock was a policy...