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Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

Yesterday’s decision by MPs to agree to Theresa May’s snap General Election on June 8 means that the current government -...

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

There has been widespread scepticism from many within the industry that the government will miss its latest house building targets, despite...

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

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...

Details have come out of what Theresa May thinks about the current housing market, as she approaches taking over as Prime...

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

Brandon Lewis, the housing minister, is backing Theresa May as a crowded field of candidates begin seeking support to become leader...

Property software supplier VTUK is the latest to warn that a Brexit could have a damaging effect on the supply of...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has joined many others across the country in paying tribute to Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered last...

The government says a raft of measures it has introduced means the number of empty homes across the UK is now...

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

Countrywide’s chief executive, Alison Platt, has been named as one of the 50 most powerful people in Britain’s property industry by...

When it comes to Budgets and Property, you have to hope that the old adage that ‘things happen in threes’ turns...

A respected housing market analyst says “it's a bit cheeky” of housing minister Brandon Lewis to claim credit for figures suggesting...

The goverrnment says new figures show that after a year-after-year decline in the number of people owning their home, starting in...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week. Not sure it makes up for one of the coldest and...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...

There were over 131,000 housebuilding completions in the past year, according to the latest government data. The figure represents a 15% increase...

A new website has been launched to fight back against the attack George Osborne made in the Summer Budget on the...

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

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors says it supports a call by housing minister Brandon Lewis for personnel retiring from the...

The government claims that over 36,000 new home owners have been created through Right to Buy since 2012. Figures released by the...

The government has allegedly ruled out any regulation of estate agents for fear that it would lead to higher fees and...

The Conservatives’ election victory came as a surprise, so much so that television pundits spent all night after the vote rubbishing...

If the first few hours of the new government’s approach to housing are anything to go by, it could be a...

If the first few hours of the new government’s approach to housing are anything to go by, it could be a...

The industry is awaiting news of exactly who will become the new housing minister and whether the role will have cabinet...

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