Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...
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The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital. Housing Secretary Michael...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...
02 March 2024
From: Features
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s largest housebuilders as it warns of “fundamental concerns”...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...
13 January 2024
From: Features
The debate over the Green Belt, and the newly branded ‘grey belt’, has made the headlines a lot recently and will...
30 December 2023
From: Features
The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) has hit back at media claims about its housebuilding targets. The Times newspaper...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance. Last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Talk about a wasted opportunity. The Conservative party conference - just finished, and possibly the last one before a General Election -...
07 October 2023
From: Features
The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...
09 September 2023
From: Features
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has highlighted land banks and planning blockages as potential areas for investigation. It comes as the...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Trading conditions in the housing market have worsened during this summer, Crest Nicholson has warned. A trading update from the housebuilder said...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...
08 July 2023
From: Features
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak clashed over housebuilding and housing market support yesterday. Sir Keir questioned Sunak’s...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It has been another busy week in the property sector. In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...
18 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Rishi Sunak has admitted Conservative Party members were a factor in ditching centralised housing targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The election of Humza Yousaf as the new leader of the Scottish National Party yesterday was immediately met with concern from...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
UK estate agents are split when it comes to their opinion on last week’s Budget, with half concerned about a lack...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The competition watchdog is set to shine a spotlight on property, with investigations into the housebuilding market and a separate project...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel had around three years in Government to sort out housing but...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The removal of housing targets risks a deeper recession and high house prices for generations to come, a planning expert has...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
17 December 2022
From: Features
A former adviser to Boris Johnson who is running to be the Tory candidate for London Mayor has promised to put...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents should use their market position to advise town halls about local housing needs, a senior MP has suggested. Labour and Co-op...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government has been urged to revise its plans for affordable housing as MPs warn it is set to fall short...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government has officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets as it brings its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill...
06 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday repeated previously debunked claims that the Government is building record numbers of homes. Housebuilding have returned to...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...
19 November 2022
From: Features
Rishi Sunak may have been Prime Minister for under a week but he has already received the Full Fact treatment. Speaking at...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...
29 October 2022
From: Features
Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...
29 October 2022
From: Features
A land agent has called for the planning process to be privatised as it hits out at the Government’s focus on...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Lee Rowley is set to make one of his first official public appearances at a Conservative Party fringe event...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Record numbers of housing developments were started during the second quarter of 2022, official figures show. Government data on housebuilding starts and...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
Tackling the cost of utility bills has been highlighted as the top priority that new Prime Minister Liz Truss should focus...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
MPs have criticised the lack of detail in the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill when it comes to housebuilding...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to not just treat housebuilding as a numbers game. It comes as the Department for Levelling Up,...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has launched a new equity loan scheme for the self-build market. The Help to Build scheme aims to help thousands...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government was 120,000 homes short of its own new-build targets last year, research claims. Analysis by new-build sales optimisation platform Unlatch...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have told Housing Secretary Michael Gove that his Levelling Up agenda needs to include positive efforts to bring hundreds of...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features
The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features
We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...
30 October 2021
From: Features
At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features
A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The government is reportedly planning to abandon its next stage of planning reforms. The proposals, previously under consultation, would have given councils...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...
10 July 2021
From: Features
The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....
22 May 2021
From: Features
Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...
01 May 2021
From: Features
The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics. The...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market - with a stamp duty cut...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
There’s going to be a 35 per cent drop in the number of new homes delivered this year because of the...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The controversial Help To Buy scheme looks likely to be expanded in breadth and extended in duration to help kick-start the...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features
After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features
In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features
With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features
In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...
27 November 2019
From: Features
Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A survey suggests that 15 per cent of people who work in the real estate sector feel unsafe at work. This figure...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Who knows how long any housing minister will last, especially with a General Election widely expected in the coming months. So Esther...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features
With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...