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The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...

The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...

Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

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

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...

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

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

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

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

The vast majority of new-build houses are to be sold as freehold with ground rents for new leases capped at £10...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

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

The Chartered Institute of Taxation has called on government to introduce an exemption from the stamp duty surcharge for parents buying...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...