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A briefing note for MPs prepared from government statistics shows that housing starts and completions have increased from the lows observed...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

Some homes in the UK are now worth 44 per cent less than they were a decade ago, claims the estate...

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...

A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before.  The...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

A local authority that last week warned that it could not provide any local searches for over six weeks has now...

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

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

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

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...

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

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

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...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

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

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

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

Improved communication and increased transparency throughout the buying process can manage vendors’ expectations, improve satisfaction scores and create long-term clients. That’s the...

All new-build homes could soon be fitted with an electric car charging point. The government has issued a consultation on the move,...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

The city of Norwich has become the sixth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

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

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

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

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

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

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

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

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

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

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

FirstHomeCoach, the brainchild of a former HSBC banker, has launched with the aim of providing “every service” a first time buyer...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

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

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

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

The head of the Property Redress Scheme is urging agents to prepare for yet more regulation and legislation changes likely to...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

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

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

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

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Data produced by the government showed that some 211,000 homes have been bought using the Help to Buy: Equity Loan. The scheme...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of the new National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team - the body...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...

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

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

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

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

Labour is proposing two methods of controlling house price rises should it win the next General Election - and the ideas...

First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

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

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...

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

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

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

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

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

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

The director of strategy at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says “the onus is very much on estate agents” to respond...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine as part of a swoop by HMRC cracking down...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

The government’s anti-money laundering campaign Flag It Up has published an A to Z which it claims will help agents understand...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

After several days of gloomy market news, here's something more optimistic - there were 370,000 new first time buyer mortgages completed in...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

Property consultancy JLL has launched a specialised Help to Buy team in response to what it calls “the increasing demand for...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

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

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

If former Chancellor George Osborne thought his 2014 stamp duty reform would produce more income for the government, it appears he...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

Conventional wisdom appears to have it that there are fewer owner-occupiers and more renters these days - but that’s not what...

The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

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

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

The government has this morning set out wide-ranging changes to redress systems for agents, the sales and lettings sectors, and other...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the housing market outlook over the next three months is the worst for 20...

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

The housing minister has made it clear that his government - and the property industry as a whole - must deliver...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

The government says it will be releasing details of its ideas to revamp redress systems concerning agents and new homes “in...

With one year to go, the 2010s will see housebuilding figures in England come in below any decade since the Second...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

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

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

More than 75 per cent of first time buyers have benefited from the changes to stamp duty thresholds for introduced a...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...

Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

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

Price growth in the housing market is slow across the UK but London is again the most troubled region, seeing an...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

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

A business rates tax break which benefits holiday home owners is to be reviewed by ministers, who have now launched a formal...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

The government has told the estate agency industry that it has a “moral” obligation to report suspicions about potential money laundering. Figures...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

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

Figures from the mortgage lenders’ umbrella group, UK Finance, suggest the government desire to see more first time buyers and fewer...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

The cost of new-build leasehold properties has surged 16 times faster than freeholds according to research from property investment platform. The revelation...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

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...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

A series of leasehold roadshows beginning next month in Manchester aims to throw a spotlight on problems associated with the tenure,...

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...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...

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

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

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

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

Sales of holiday homes could be hit as a result of a new £560m tax proposal put forward by Labour.  Under the...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with...

The old cliche about statistics may be cruel but the government has perhaps left itself open to its use after announcing...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

Speculation is growing that the Help to Buy scheme is set to be discontinued following a review by government ministers. Recent research...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

A full 100 per cent of 20 to 24 year olds hope to buy their own home one day -  but...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

Some 31 per cent of first time buyers residing in London ended up moving away from the capital to purchase a...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

A specialist property law firm is calling on the government to speed up changes in the law to avoid abusive leasehold...

The number of property transactions in July fell 3.2 per cent on the same month last year according to seasonally adjusted...

Were it not for climate change, I would be very close to predicting that the summer is close to being over,...

More than 420,000 people have now used the government’s Help to Buy schemes to get themselves on to the housing ladder...

A regional pilot has been launched for what is called the Voluntary Right to Buy - a scheme giving housing association...

The UK division of US-based estate agency Keller Williams says agents need access to internal training if service levels across the...

The government has quietly scrapped a proposal to force councils to sell off their most valuable assets, which would have included...

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...

The redress scheme which formally quit the housing sector admits some estate agencies may have missed its deadline - and are thus...

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

The government has revised its guidance to agents over redress schemes - amending it to take account of the fact that...

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

A government announcement this morning claims 121,500 first time buyers have taken advantage of the stamp duty cut introduced at the...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

Councils across England will have new powers to charge dramatically more council tax on homes left empty for many years following...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

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...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...