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There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and strategist Sir Lynton Crosby - the architect of many Conservative election campaigns -...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...

Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

The Conservatives have promised that first time buyers would not pay tax when buying a home in Wales if the party wins...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose.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

Labour says Chancellor Rishi Sunak “will give away half a billion pounds to second homeowners and landlords through the stamp duty...

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...

Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

You can watch the Parliamentary debate on a possible Stamp Duty Holiday extension here, using the streaming link at the bottom of...

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

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

The Times has revealed new allegations concerning the behaviour of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The Cabinet member has been under the spotlight...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who is also a backbench Conservative MP - has been criticised on Twitter by Manchester United...

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...

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

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

A London estate agent has broken ranks with much of the industry and instead of welcoming the stamp duty holiday has...

Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June -...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

Back in the day, party politics and the private rental sector used to be straightforward. Conservatives were pro-landlord, Labour were pro-tenant, while...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

Estate agents’ offices will be in the first category of High Street premises to reopen when the lockdown finally ends, newspapers claim this...

The government has been called upon by one of the industry’s most respected bodies to announce a stamp duty holiday to...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for an area with thousands of holiday homes wants their owners to make them available to...

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...

Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister; she was the ninth housing minister in as many years. Her successor is the...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

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

Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

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

The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...

Home owners on Corbyn Road in a Midlands town are seeking a name change because they fear house prices will plummet. The...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

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

Lord Sebastian Coe is to be the keynote speaker at the Fine & Country annual conference in February. Known most recently for...

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

Pressure continued to mount on the government to clearly address the issue of stamp duty as a leading business consultancy suggested...

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

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

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

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

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

Labour’s housing spokesman, John Healey, has spoken out against the split in the party which has so far seen eight MPs...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Infamous X Factor rapper Honey G, who just last week was lauded for becoming an estate agent, now says she’s been...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to be backing Theresa May as Brexit chaos consumes the government. A request from Estate Agent Today...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...

A new book has revealed that one of the long line of recent housing ministers was known as “the invisible minister”...

The former Chancellor George Osborne - architect of drastic stamp duty reform - has come out fighting to defend the tax...

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

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

The little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse has been named as the new housing minister. He takes over from the high-flying Dominic Raab,...

Labour says it wants ‘Healthy Homes Zones’ in a bid to reduce housing-related health inequalities which are estimated to cost the NHS £1.4...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...

It may seem innocuous enough but a speech at a party by pro-Brexit housing minister Dominic Raab is being interpreted by...

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

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

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

One of the most influential select committees in parliament has told the government that it needs to do more - much...

In a surprise announcement this lunchtime, Dominic Raab has been appointed as housing minister. Raab, the 16th housing minister in the past...

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

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...

Nicky Morgan, a former Cabinet minister and now chair of the highly respected Commons' Treasury Select Committee, is the most senior...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

With the Budget just over a month away, the steady stream of ‘leaks’ continues to grow as journalists and the industry...

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...

Conservative MP John Stevenson is the latest to throw his weight behind switching the burden of stamp duty from the buyer...

Like many of Labour’s recent policy proposals, its call for rent controls leaves more questions than answers.  There has been widespread criticism...

And so concludes another party conference season.  We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...

Respected buying agency Black Brick says there is evidence that prices in prime central London may be stabilising and transactions volumes...

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

England faces a growing gulf between new build completions and new households being added to the population according to a new...

A Conservative council in London says it is to be the first local authority in the UK to levy a voluntary...

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

A think tank says the penalties now levied against second home owners - such as the stamp duty surcharge and phasing...

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...

The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has blocked some of his Twitter followers, accusing them of “abusive language”.   Sharma has a relatively modest 9,169 followers...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

A Conservative commitment to allow more fracking is the trigger for conveyancers to gather yet more environmental information during the search...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

New housing minister Alok Sharma is set to make his first key speech this week, at the Housing 2017 conference in...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

The detailed paperwork accompanying the Queen’s Speech includes the Conservative party manifesto pledge to streamline house buying - but gives no...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

A regional estate agency has urged the Government and the new housing minister to implement the policies outlined in the housing...

The property industry has broadly welcomed the appointment of a new housing minister, which was made yesterday evening. Reading West MP Alok...

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

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

British homeowners have the most confidence in the Conservative Party to run the nation's housing market. A survey of almost 4,500 homeowners,...

If a political party wants to run a country, it’s probably a good idea that it shows it can at least...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

Vigilant followers of the Liberal Democrats may have spotted a blog in the name of Mark Pack early yesterday morning, commenting...

The Conservative and Labour party manifestos do not go far enough to tackle problems with the leasehold system. That’s the view of...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

Conveyancers have backed a call by the Conservatives for reform of the house buying process - and says more up-front information...

A conveyancing expert is calling for sellers to complete and return their property information questionnaire to their conveyancer before there have...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

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

The Conservatives have this morning announced a reform of the house buying process in the party’s manifesto for the June 8...

An investigation by the BBC has revealed that councils are spending million buying back homes they sold at a discount under...

Speculation has grown that the Conservatives may make a manifesto pledge to remove some family homes’ long-established exemption from Capital Gains...

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

Anyone hoping that the General Election could herald an immediate change of heart by the Conservatives on high levels of stamp...

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

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...

Hunters has told investors that its revenues rose 15 per cent to £13.8m in the year to the end of December,...

More than three quarters of developers want to see the government go into reverse on its stamp duty and mortgage interest...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...

Former Conservative minister Michael Portillo has made an outspoken attack on his former party over its switch of housing policy emphasis from...

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

A trade publication claims the UK’s statistics watchdog is to hold talks with a Whitehall department about the government’s much-vaunted 'one...

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government.  The...

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...

First details of the long-awaited Housing White Paper have emerged in stories in newspapers frequently used by government to float ideas. The...

A row has broken out over council tax funds being used to pay 18 estate agencies to find homes for a...

A Conservative MP has backed a petition calling for the alleged killers of an estate agent to be handed over to...

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

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will put forward proposals in the new year to stop abuses of the leasehold...

Listening to all the coverage of the tenant fee ban, all I hear is consumer groups talking about how some agents...

The Daily Mail has calculated which of the 13 housing ministers in office before this autumn has been the most successful,...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd is the latest to call for reforms to stamp duty, with a claim that prices for the most expensive...

We are now less than a month away from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement to the nation, depending of course on...

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...

The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to...

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

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...

Speculation was rife over the weekend that the government would today announce major changes to housing policy - possibly shifting the...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

An influential backbench Conservative MP is the latest to speak out, urging the government to resolve the growing argument over the...

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...

A ban on agents' For Sale and To Let boards is being widened out across a city six years after a...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...

Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...

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

The plummetting pound following the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union risks creating more money-laundering operations through this country’s...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...

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

The director of a high-end foreign-owned estate agency in prime central London says he is surprised that so many other figures...

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...

The Conservatives on the council in Brighton and Hove have called for a ban on estate agents’ boards to be extended...

A high end international London estate agent says a Brexit will lead to increased sales of homes in prime central London...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...

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

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has over the weekend repeated its intention to investigate allegations of so-called portal juggling...

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

A Conservative MP is to raise the portal juggling controversy in the House of Commons. Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives in...

When, during his budget speech, George Osborne announced Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was going down to 20%, I experienced a mix...

More storm clouds appeared over central London’s housing market at the weekend. The Bank of Ireland has announced that it is capping...