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The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

Talk about a wasted opportunity. The Conservative party conference - just finished, and possibly the last one before a General Election -...

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...

More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...

Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Rishi Sunak has admitted Conservative Party members were a factor in ditching centralised housing targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory...

The property market is broken, Housing Secretary Michael Gove acknowledged yesterday. Despite the Conservative Party being in power since 2010, Gove insisted...

Lucy Frazer became the 13th Housing Minister to leave the role in the past decade yesterday after she was promoted to...

A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...

The Government is being urged to create a mortgage protection fund to support homeowners who are struggling with repayments. It comes as...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...

A week-long race to be the next Conservative Party leader and the Prime Minister kicks off this week, or may already...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...

How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...

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...

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...

The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...

From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...

Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...

Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

The Prime Minister has tonight won a confidence vote in his leadership and hung on to his premiership. After a dramatic day at...

A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a ringing endorsement to home ownership as a central part of the government’s levelling up...

Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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 -...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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