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Whether we’re selling properties, managing buildings, servicing heavy goods vehicles or flogging widgets, we’re all operating in a digital world. This is...

Conveyancers shouldn’t give buyers and sellers assurances about building safety remediations unless they are confident doing so, the Law Society has...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

While our own Government continues to tentatively encourage homeowners to carry out energy-efficient measures, they will no doubt be eagerly watching...

Housing policy should focus on making better use of existing stock as well building more homes, a new report claims. A report...

The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...

Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...

There has been much barn conversion activity in recent years perhaps as a result of the change in farming methods making...

Agency brands Knight Frank and Savills are among 12 of the largest real estate consultancies in the UK behind a new...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...

By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

Prime London Residential, which describes itself as London’s largest single branch agency, has acquired 21 Grosvenor Gardens from Grosvenor, securing the...

The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has opened its annual conference in Derby to estate agents and conveyancers for the first...

 Hilary Grayson is a Director at Sava focusing much of her time on the development of new qualifications to enhance skills...

Estate agency group My Property Box has launched a financial services arm to provide clients with a one-stop shop. Having gained the...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has been urged to reveal its current assessment of the risk of...

Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...

Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...

There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

Whether at home or abroad, here are some top tips to prevent homeowners from breaking common garden laws and rules this...

Just one agent was expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) redress scheme in the latest quarter. TPO has revealed that Price Point...

An estate agent is urging people selling their flats to have building safety documentation in place before putting the property on...

Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...

At present, the space heating of homes accounts for roughly 14% of the UK’s annual emissions. If we are to meet...

Hundreds of high-rise buildings have been registered with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) since its launch last month but it...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...

A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...

The Conveyancing Association has launched a guidance document for firms that addresses the Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection)...

A senior peer has vowed to do more to ensure that leaseholders excluded from new building safety regulations get the support...

A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

Property professionals have given their backing to new guidance on cladding. A webinar poll by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has revealed that...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

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

Newly established prime London property consultancy Tyburn, has reported the completion of multiple deals worth in excess of £60m in its...

With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...

Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what...

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Making homes more energy efficient or moving to properties that have already been improved is becoming a key focus for homeowners,...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

The Scottish Government’s Budget this week is being described as an opportunity to help homebuyers and to make the country an...

The Government has unveiled a pilot scheme aimed to help more flat owners whose homes have become unsafe and, in some...

The EWS1 bottleneck familiar to the new-build market has started spilling into the secondhand homes market, an agent claims. New-build homeowners have...

Propertymark has called for Stamp Duty incentives and wider funding to make homes more energy efficient. It comes as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

Scotland may face “serious labour shortages” due to its relatively high property buying taxes compared with in England, a leading agent...

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, not to mention the uncertainty of a post-Covid economy, real estate businesses across the UK don’t have...

Fewer than 20% of Scots homeowners paid more than 83% of all house purchase tax north of the border, according to...

In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...

A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...

A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...

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

Better LGBT representation is needed among property professionals, both in the workplace and in marketing, campaigners claim. LGBT property networking group Freehold...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

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

MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

Too many leaseholders will fall through the cracks of the government’s “piecemeal measures” to combat the cladding crisis.  That’s the view of...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

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

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

Varying decisions across the country means the dreaded stamp duty cliff-edge will hit the market at different times in different UK...

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...

Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...