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![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
![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
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
![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,...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![PCL to outpace best-performing lockdown markets over next five years, says Savills](/upload/images/Logos/Savills-NEW-logo400x310.png)
Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![EAT poll: Who do agents back as the next Prime Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi-Tweedle-Dum and Liz-Tweedle-DumDum](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![PropTech Today – PropTech shows Britain can still be a leader on the world stage](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why everyone in the property industry must focus on supply](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...
02 July 2022
From: Features
![PM survives no-confidence vote - what does it mean for property industry?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-3-400x310.png)
The Prime Minister has tonight won a confidence vote in his leadership and hung on to his premiership. After a dramatic day at...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lack of home buying support blamed for Tory local election losses](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Connells tells Gove he “must do more” to build new homes](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: are estate agents paid enough?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![PM puts home ownership at heart of levelling-up agenda](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a ringing endorsement to home ownership as a central part of the government’s levelling up...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Robert Jenrick sacked as Housing Secretary; Michael Gove replaces him](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RobertJenrick-400x310.jpg)
Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
21 August 2021
From: Features
![Capital Gains Tax threat to homes put on back burner](/img/default/eat.png)
The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Make sellers pay stamp duty, senior industry figure suggests](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour to spend two years debating property and housing issues](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour’s shadow housing minister has revealed that it will be two years at least before the party sets out its long-term...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary Jenrick may be sacked shortly, says newspaper](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Second politician named in Jenrick ‘cash for favours’ controversy](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Jenrick fails to show for key question as ‘cash for favours’ row grows](/img/default/eat.png)
Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Police ‘assess’ Housing Secretary’s planning row as PM steers clear](/img/default/eat.png)
The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Controversial housing minister named as predecessor picks up thousands](/img/default/eat.png)
The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris and Brexit won’t boost transaction volumes in 2020 warns RICS](/img/default/eat.png)
The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scourge of the elite Boris sells his £3.75m Georgian family home](/img/default/eat.png)
He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Election preview - what are the key issues for agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...
27 November 2019
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Reform: have the Conservatives got cold feet?](/img/default/eat.png)
Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![30 sellers to each buyer if Corbyn wins, predicts anti-Labour agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government blasted over Starter Homes failure](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tories set to allow more homes through relaxed planning laws](/img/default/eat.png)
Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will the current political landscape encourage Generation Rent to vote?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...
28 September 2019
From: Features
![Agents hate Stamp Duty - but what happens in other countries?](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Party Poopers: Tory estate agency chiefs at odds over Boris Johnson](/img/default/eat.png)
Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tories give housing a major role at party conference next week](/img/default/eat.png)
The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson’s stamp duty changes – who would be the winners and losers?](/img/default/eat.png)
We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...
27 July 2019
From: Features
![Today may be final day in office for current housing minister](/img/default/eat.png)
This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson considers asking SELLERS to pay stamp duty](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May’s legacy - how has housing fared under her government?](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features
![Incoming – a summer of change for estate and letting agents](/img/default/eat.png)
You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...
22 June 2019
From: Features
![There’s never been a better time for property to rise above politics](/img/default/eat.png)
Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...
08 June 2019
From: Features
![Housing minister mocked over bid to become Prime Minister](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shock decision by housing minister Malthouse: “I want to be PM”](/img/default/eat.png)
In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Here we go again … another new housing minister on the way](/img/default/eat.png)
It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Slash stamp duty and scrap CGT on buy to let sales, says top Tory](/img/default/eat.png)
An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![So farewell Theresa May and thanks for...well, not much](/img/default/eat.png)
No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter: great advertising campaigns for independent estate agents](/img/default/eat.png)
When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features
![This needs to be the start of redress reform, not the end](/img/default/eat.png)
The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...
09 February 2019
From: Features
![The importance of being part of a trade association](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features
![Surge in overseas buyers ahead of latest stamp duty surcharge](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexit to blame for two-year pause on growth in prime markets - Savills](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Foreign buyer tax is just ‘bid to win over Brexiteers’ says property portal](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexiteer agent scolds 'Maybot' over stamp duty threat to foreign buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Yet another Ombudsman - this time one covering only new homes](/img/default/eat.png)
The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![New stamp duty surcharge to be imposed on foreign buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...
30 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Dominic Raab - another one bites the dust](/img/default/eat.png)
Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...
21 July 2018
From: Features
![Why property software needn’t be as changeable as the Housing Minister](/img/default/eat.png)
With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Housing Minister Raab's speech seen as key to Theresa May's future](/img/default/eat.png)
It may seem innocuous enough but a speech at a party by pro-Brexit housing minister Dominic Raab is being interpreted by...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ qualifications will cut competition and increase fees - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Eight months to make a difference to UK housing](/img/default/eat.png)
One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...
24 March 2018
From: Features
![Housing: its part in Theresa May's downfall](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...
03 February 2018
From: Features
![High-flying Dominic Raab appointed housing minister in reshuffle](/img/default/eat.png)
In a surprise announcement this lunchtime, Dominic Raab has been appointed as housing minister. Raab, the 16th housing minister in the past...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property experts reveal their Autumn Budget wishlist](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features
![Stamp duty tinkering will make the whole process more complicated](/img/default/eat.png)
With the Budget just over a month away, the steady stream of ‘leaks’ continues to grow as journalists and the industry...
21 October 2017
From: Features
![Government to hold housing summit tomorrow as it scrambles for ideas](/img/default/eat.png)
It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Party conference season - A housing plan for UK Plc](/img/default/eat.png)
And so concludes another party conference season. We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...
07 October 2017
From: Features
![Dismay as Tories admit extra housing cash means only 25,000 homes](/img/default/eat.png)
The Conservative party, in a press statement released to clarify comments made by Theresa May, says the government’s proposed extra £2...