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A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

The Government is backing a new trial to give homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient a mortgage rate cut. Perenna...

The government has launched a new equity loan scheme for the self-build market. The Help to Build scheme aims to help thousands...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

The government says its funding schemes such as Help To Buy will no longer be applied to what it calls “unjustified...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

More criticism has come of the government’s multi-faceted Help To Buy initiative, this time from campaigning housing charity Shelter. The charity claims...