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This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes.  This guidance contains a...

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

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

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

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

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

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