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Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’.  The summer of...

The government says the number of new build homes that have started to be built has surged to the highest level...

The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...

The government has published the findings of research which suggest that very few local opponents to new homes will be bought...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

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

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

England has 200,145 long-term empty homes according to an analysis of government figures by an investment company.  In London alone, there were...

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

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

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

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

The government has launched an official consultation process on a package of measures to crack down on what it calls ‘rogue...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

A ban on For Sale and To Let boards in central areas of Bath has been extended - for no less...

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

The government's most publicised measure of housebuilding excludes around a fifth of all new build completions each year, according to a...

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

The Conveyancing Association says it is continuing to campaign to reform the leasehold transaction process, despite the government saying there is...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has joined many others across the country in paying tribute to Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered last...

The arrival of a single official house price index comes one step closer later this month with a so-called ‘user event’...

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is claiming that the government’s flagship Starter Homes project could allow properties to be bought by...

The government claims 43 per cent of new homes built since the introduction of the Help to Buy equity loan scheme...

Communities Secretary Greg Clark will be sacked if there is no improvement in the number of homes built in the next...

The government has launched a £26m fund for house builders and developers to demonstrate the range of high quality homes appropriate...

It now appears likely that there will be a new government house price index launched in the first half of next...

The government says it will publish an action plan this week to explain how it is going to implement some of...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is delighted to announce their partnership with the award winning mediation provider, Small Claims Mediation (SCM) The...

The Conservatives’ election victory came as a surprise, so much so that television pundits spent all night after the vote rubbishing...