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The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has named the members of its new advisory panel. It will replace the PRS Advisory Council and...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

Late last week, Leeds Building Society announced that it would no longer lend on second homes to concentrate on first-time buyers...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is putting together an advisory panel to improve governance, accountability and sector representation when formulating policies. It...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

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

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been in place for several months now. While letting...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement calling properties for sale ‘park homes’ when the buildings themselves could not be...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...