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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been granted observer status for this year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) to...

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

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

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

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

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

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

There’s a particularly heart-warming theme to Agents Do Charity this week...several of our heroic industry figures are raising funds for children and...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

The result of a referendum in a tourist hotspot seeking a ban on the sale of new-build flats and houses to...

A key decision that may have far-reaching implications for the sale of holiday homes has been delayed by a High Court...

Next week sees a court case which will decide whether there will have to be a re-run of the ‘second homes...

There is likely to be an October court date set for a judicial review into a ban on new-build houses and...

A judicial review into the process surrounding the controversial 'second homes referendum' in St Ives means the result could, in theory,...

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

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