There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...
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![Building sites and battlegrounds - will Labour’s 1.5m new homes plan collapse?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least. And it is central to their mission, not...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Where Labour should start on housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth: ‘General Election only hit high-end properties’](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
The General Election had a “less dramatic” impact on the property market than in previous years except for at the high-end...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sir Keir wins keys to the House but is it built on shifting sands?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....
06 July 2024
From: Features
![General Election day! What the outcome could mean for the property market](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The nation heads to the polls today to help choose the next Government. Housing hasn’t been a main feature and most of...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to take advantage of new MPs in 'listening mode'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
An industry expert has called on agents to actively lobby new MPs to influence housing policy – whoever wins the election. Neil...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election: UK voters shifting from Tories to Labour on housing](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes on Thursday, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals. In...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers face potential Stamp Duty hike under Labour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
The Stamp Duty exemption for first-time buyers will be returned to £300,000 under a Labour Government. The Labour Party, which is currently...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour and Tories may be hiding property taxes and more - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - The one Property tax Labour really should change](/upload/images/1%20--%20Industry%20Views%20-%20The%20Housing%20Battleground%20for%20General%20Election%202024.png)
In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Tory Housing Policies Miss Out On Poll Position](/upload/images/1%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Industry%20views%20Tory%20Housing%20Policies(1).png)
You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![RICS Warns Agents - Election Now Hurting Buyer Confidence](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election: estate agents react to Tory manifesto](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sunak vows to maintain first-time buyer Stamp Duty exemption](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
The Conservatives appear to have abandoned plans to reverse Stamp Duty thresholds for first-time buyers if the party returns to power...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons reveals General Election wish list](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Stamp Duty reform and first-time buyer support tops the list of what Foxtons would like to see from the next Government. The...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor commits to Family Home Tax Guarantee](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged not to raise Stamp Duty as part of a Family Home Tax Guarantee. Writing in the Daily...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will housing finally get a mention in first General Election debate?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Political parties have been pretty quiet on housing policy during the General Election campaign and industry groups are hopeful that tonight’s...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Keir! Rishi! - What About Housing?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Keir%20Rishi%20-%20what%20about%20housing%20industry%20views.png)
And so we wait. The election, still only a week old and with almost five left to go, has served up main...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![Gove-r and out! Housing Secretary to quit after General Election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has become the latest high-profile MP to announce he would step down ahead of July’s General Election. Gove...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - The Housing Battleground for General Election 2024](/upload/images/1%20--%20Industry%20Views%20-%20The%20Housing%20Battleground%20for%20General%20Election%202024.png)
So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![After delays, departures and disruption, Renters (Reform) Bill finally runs out of steam](/upload/images/3%20--%20After%20delays%20departures%20and%20disruption%20RRB%20runs%20out%20of%20steam.jpg)
The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Labour unveils plans for new towns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
The Labour Party has committed to building 1.5m new homes across the country over the next parliament. Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut would trigger evictions and price rises - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour - The Housing Policies Coming Our Way Soon](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews.png)
You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![MPs demand scrapping of ground rents on leasehold properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_385772824.jpg)
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform? What about the tax bill?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Nolettinggo%20April%20PR1%20-%20Renters%20Reform%20what%20about%20the%20tax%20bill%20By%20Nick%20Lyons%2C%20CEO%20and%20co-founder%2C%20NoLettingGo.jpg)
There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Cut possible in Mini-Budget - government briefing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why being over-ambitious with your asking price can net you less overall](/upload/images/6%20proofed%20-%20Why%20being%20over-ambitious%20with%20your%20asking%20price%20can%20net%20you%20less%20overall%20by%20Paul%20Hilton%2C%20CEO%2C%20ESPC.jpg)
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter - Business as usual with the new normal....if the price is right](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Why being over-ambitious with your asking price can net you less overall](/upload/images/3%20proofed%20-%20Why%20being%20over-ambitious%20with%20pricing%20weekend%20feature.jpg)
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Government's leasehold reform proposals come under the spotlight](/upload/images/5%20proofed%20-%20Government's%20leasehold%20reform%20weekend%20feature%20by%20EAT%20team.jpg)
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Chancellor finalising ‘high-risk’ 1% mortgage scheme - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget Chancellor...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warm words and cold comfort on the menu for Budget Day](/upload/images/3%20Warm%20words%20and%20cold%20comfort%2C%20by%20Rollo%20Miles.jpg)
Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Housebuilders back Labour to get Britain building](/upload/images/shutterstock_230062642.jpg)
Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Why Are Housing Ministers So Mediocre These Days?](/upload/images/1%20Whay%20are%20housing%20ministers%20so%20mediocre%20-%20IndustryViews%20(005).png)
Sir Simon Clarke’s call for Rishi Sunak to be ousted from Downing Street may well express what many of his MP...
27 January 2024
From: Features
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20-%20Christopher%20Roberts%20(Boyer).png)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![The Housing Market and the Election - Does It Matter Who Wins?](/upload/images/EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20Will%20the%20election%20result%20affect%20the%20housing%20market.jpg)
The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - Please don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...
09 December 2023
From: Features
![Revolutionising leasehold -the road ahead for owners and managers of blocks of flats](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20--%20%20Proofed%20--%20Revolutionising%20Leasehold%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20for%20Owners%20and%20Managers%20of%20Blocks%20of%20Flats%20FINAL%20by%20Robert%20Poole.jpg/3%20--%20%20Proofed%20--%20Revolutionising%20Leasehold%20The%20Road%20Ahead%20for%20Owners%20and%20Managers%20of%20Blocks%20of%20Flats%20FINAL%20by%20Robert%20Poole__400x268.jpg)
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Pressure mounts for stamp duty cut across UK](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cut rumours return](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Stamp Duty reform was back in the news over the weekend amid reports that the Government plans to reform the controversial...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Party leaders quiet on PRS at conferences](/upload/images/2%20Party%20leaders%20quiet%20on%20PRS%20at%20conferences%20-%20PayProp%20PR%20Op-ed%20by%20Neil%20Cobbold.jpg)
Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...
14 October 2023
From: Features
![Michael Gove’s Wasted Opportunity](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(002)%20Michael%20Gove%20wastes%20opportunity%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/1%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(002)%20Michael%20Gove%20wastes%20opportunity%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x194.jpg)
Talk about a wasted opportunity. The Conservative party conference - just finished, and possibly the last one before a General Election -...
07 October 2023
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: A missed opportunity on housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
I listened carefully, and I even played it back afterwards. But, even now, I remain astonished by what I didn’t hear. On Wednesday, in his...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary: We (still) need to do more on home ownership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark aims to put housing on party conference agenda](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Have mortgage rates peaked?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson.jpg/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson__400x267.jpg)
Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Renters Reform Bill](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(6).png)
Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....
15 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Government urged to resurrect Help to Buy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Party Time - housing policies from Labour, Tories and the rest](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20IndustryViews%20political%20parties%20to%20spell%20out%20housing%20policy%20plans%20at%20conferences%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/1%20IndustryViews%20political%20parties%20to%20spell%20out%20housing%20policy%20plans%20at%20conferences%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x231.jpg)
And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...
09 September 2023
From: Features
![Is the government changing its tune on landlords?](/upload/images/RPT%20Feature%202608.png)
I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...
26 August 2023
From: Features
![Why we need a reasoned approach to Green Belt release](/upload/images/2%20Weekend%20features%20-%20Why%20we%20need%20a%20reasoned%20approach%20to%20Green%20Belt%20release%20by%20Ian%20Barnett%2C%20National%20Land%20Director%2C%20Leaders%20Romans%20Group%20(LRG).jpg)
Keir Starmer’s announcement about building on the Green Belt attracted some contentious headlines. It immediately thrust housing and planning into the...
26 August 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - The long arm of the law that changed the property market](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer.jpg/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer__400x266.jpg)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![Who Has The Energy To Reform EPCs?](/upload/images/1%20Who%20Has%20The%20Energy%20To%20Reform%20EPCs%20-%20Industry%20views%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.png)
There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...
12 August 2023
From: Features
![The land industry must separate itself from politics](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_4662208.jpg/2%20shutterstock_4662208__400x280.jpg)
The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...
12 August 2023
From: Features
![Speculation about Gove future as reshuffle likely in September](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: It won’t be politicians who get us out of this crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor rules out mortgage rate support](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Former housing ministers slam Government for scrapping housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Are bungalows the answer to the housing crisis?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
It has been another busy week in the property sector. In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour leader vows to ‘back builders not blockers’ in new housing pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - They do it with mirrors...](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Sleight of hand, optical illusion, card up the sleeve – we all love a good conjuring trick, don’t we? And they say...
13 May 2023
From: Features
![PM reveals Tory party members drove ditching of housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak has admitted Conservative Party members were a factor in ditching centralised housing targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![LSL shares slide as it posts a loss for 2022](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary: UK property supply and standards are broken](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UKHomesTraditional-400x310.png)
The property market is broken, Housing Secretary Michael Gove acknowledged yesterday. Despite the Conservative Party being in power since 2010, Gove insisted...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tory MP seeks protection for paper-based conveyancing](/upload/images/shutterstock_579629260.jpg)
The property industry may be going to great effort to digitise and improve the process of buying and selling a home...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks considers sale as it launches strategic review](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Purplebricks is considering an alternative ownership structure to ‘better realise the potential of the group.’ The beleaguered online agent launched a strategic...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Unlucky for some? 13th Housing Minister in a decade quits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Lucy Frazer became the 13th Housing Minister to leave the role in the past decade yesterday after she was promoted to...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government still ‘considering’ ROPA rules as MPs question timeframe](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-Image-400x310.png)
Conservative MPs are continuing to question when new estate agency regulations will come in as the Government sticks to its stock...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - 2023? Keep calm and carry on](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![PM sticks to debunked 'record housebuilding' claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday repeated previously debunked claims that the Government is building record numbers of homes. Housebuilding have returned to...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Former Housing Secretary: ‘It’s un-Conservative to not build homes’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: Chancellor urged not to further tax homeownership](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lib Dems propose £300 monthly grants for struggling homeowners](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Ed%20Davey03_400x310.png)
The Government is being urged to create a mortgage protection fund to support homeowners who are struggling with repayments. It comes as...
08 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Michael Gove 'gets it' - why his return is good news for the industry](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...
29 October 2022
From: Features
![MPs back Stamp Duty cut as Labour queries its benefits](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
A Bill to bring the Government’s Stamp Duty reductions into legislation reached its second reading in the Houses of Parliament this...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi Sunak confirmed as new UK Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![A new week, a new PM – and yet another Housing Secretary?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament_UKPolitics-400x310.png)
A week-long race to be the next Conservative Party leader and the Prime Minister kicks off this week, or may already...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – property is holding its own despite the turmoil](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Leadership or General Election? – what property professionals want](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary set for first committee grilling by MPs](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/UKPolitics-400x310.png)
Simon Clarke is set for his first grilling by MPs as Levelling Up and Housing Secretary. Clarke will be questioned by the...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty cut to remain as Hunt scraps mini-Budget](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has reversed almost all of the tax cuts set out in Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous mini-Budget three...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![If You Think Truss Is Bad, Look At The System...](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...
15 October 2022
From: Features
![Getting Britain moving? Truss needs to do much more to reassure property market](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizzTrussPM-400x310.png)
As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...
08 October 2022
From: Features
![Poor Liz and Kwasi. What Do They Do Now?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...
01 October 2022
From: Features
![Activists query why Tory housing fringe event excludes homebuyers and owners](/upload/images/library/First-TimeBuyer-Questions-400x310.jpg)
Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: ministerial changes have slipped under the radar](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...
24 September 2022
From: Features
![New housing minister named amid rumours of a Stamp Duty cut](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Man%20with%20a%20speaker.jpg)
The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
![Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter - why housing must always have a seat at the top table](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...
10 September 2022
From: Features
![Meet the new Housing Secretary who opposes 'toxic building targets'](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - why PropTech can be a blueprint for the new PM](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents highlight property priorities for the new Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss-400x310.png)
From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rees-Mogg set for housing brief in a Truss Cabinet - reports](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JacobReesMogg-400x310.jpg)
Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dear New Prime Minister - here's your housing to-do list](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SunakvsTruss02_400x310.png)
We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...
20 August 2022
From: Features
![Greg Clark caught up in Rishi Sunak ‘deprived areas’ furore](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/GregClark-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks, Liz Truss and George Orwell - double-think about it](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...