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23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![The new government, planning policy and challenges ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically. The plans...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![What is needed to create genuine communities?](/upload/images/shutterstock_277549817.jpg)
We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![King’s Speech: Labour policies back housebuilding and leasehold reform](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1)(1).jpg)
Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election result has placed the market under starter's orders](/upload/images/shutterstock_1850685934.jpg)
Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...
17 July 2024
From: Features
![King’s Speech: what policy policies will new government reveal?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The new Labour Government will set out its legislative agenda today with the King’s Speech set to reveal its policy priorities. Agents...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election result has placed the market under starter's orders](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Can Labour government help fix Scotland’s housing crisis?](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909.jpg)
While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Chancellor restores housebuilding targets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2123937818.jpg)
New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![How to make a profit from existing property assets](/upload/images/shutterstock_1368984350(2).jpg)
Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....
06 July 2024
From: Features
![London's brownfield sites could house nearly 0.5m new homes](/upload/images/3%20--PROOFED%20-%20Londons%20brownfield%20sites%20could%20house%20nearly%20half%20a%20million%20new%20homes%20By%20Habib%20Mogul%20.jpg)
New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Labour faces barriers to 'getting Britain building'](/upload/images/5%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Labour%20faces%20barriers%20to%20getting%20Britain%20building%20By%20Michelle%20Quan%2C%20director%20of%20Boyer%20.png)
After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Agents’ Verdict - We Need More Details in Labour Manifesto](/upload/images/shutterstock_581378308.jpg)
There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Liberal Democrat manifesto: UK housing policies revealed](/upload/images/shutterstock_1975463168.jpg)
The Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto has been published, promising more housebuilding, abolishing leasehold tenures and its own buyer support scheme. Its...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty reform tops General Election property wish-lists](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
Stamp Duty reform and more housebuilding top the General Election wish-lists for the property sector. General Election manifestos are yet to be...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Scottish housebuilding needs to return to levels from 25 years ago](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Scottish%20housebuilding%20needs%20to%20return%20to%20levels%20of%2025%20years%20ago%20By%20David%20Alexander%2C%20CEO%2C%20DJ%20Alexander%20Scotland.jpg)
Scottish housebuilding needs to return to the completion numbers from 25 years ago according to analysis of the latest official statistics...
18 May 2024
From: Features
![Guarded support for Labour's 'grey belt' plans](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20features%20-%20guarded%20support%20for%20Labours%20grey%20belt%20by%20EAT%20Team.png)
Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![Government orders London Mayor to build more homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
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
![Major house builder warns of subdued property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
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
![Spring Budget disappoints but OBR revises housing forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![The need to fill the void in the aftermath of Help to Buy](/upload/images/4%20The%20need%20to%20fill%20the%20void%20-%20weekend%20features.jpg)
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
![Competition watchdog: ‘Significant intervention’ needed in housebuilding market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
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
![Brownfield building sites ‘not silver bullet’ to solve housing crisis - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_769272595.jpg)
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
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20-%20Christopher%20Roberts%20(Boyer).png)
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
![The Unrealised Potential of Shared Ownership](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20The%20need%20for%20more%20shared%20ownership%20by%20Adrian%20Plant.jpg)
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
![Will cities see an urban renaissance through 'gentle density'](/upload/images/4%20--%20EAT%20weekend%20features%20-%20Will%20cities%20seen%20an%20urban%20renaissance%20by%20Grant%20Leggett.jpg)
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
![Government publishes new housing policy but will it get Britain building?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
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
![Housebuilding could hit decade low in 2024 - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
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
![Government hits back at media claims about housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
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
![Agency trade body backs latest brownfield housebuilding fund](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
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
![Commercial to residential - a growing opportunity](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
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
![Jonathan Rolande: Politicians are pledging a housebuilding revolution but who will build them?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2299201121.jpg)
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
![Michael Gove’s Wasted Opportunity](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(002)%20Michael%20Gove%20wastes%20opportunity%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/1%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20(002)%20Michael%20Gove%20wastes%20opportunity%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x194.jpg)
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
![Government urged to look beyond ‘vocal NIMBY minority’ to boost housebuilding](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
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
![Government urged to resurrect Help to Buy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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
![Party Time - housing policies from Labour, Tories and the rest](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20IndustryViews%20political%20parties%20to%20spell%20out%20housing%20policy%20plans%20at%20conferences%20by%20Graham%20Norwood.jpg/1%20IndustryViews%20political%20parties%20to%20spell%20out%20housing%20policy%20plans%20at%20conferences%20by%20Graham%20Norwood__400x231.jpg)
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
![Competition watchdog highlights areas for housing investigation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
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
![Major housebuilder warns economic uncertainty is deterring buyers](/upload/images/shutterstock_1880423869.jpg)
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
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer.jpg/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer__400x266.jpg)
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
![No evidence that scrapping housing targets will boost housebuilding, MPs warn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
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
![Slowdown in housebuilding will lead to chronic lack of supply, warns RSM UK](/upload/images/3%20Builders-400x310.png)
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 and PM clash over housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/North%20East%20is%20poor%20relation%20PIT%20Team.png)
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
![Former housing ministers slam Government for scrapping housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
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
![Government slammed by public over housing failures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
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
![Jonathan Rolande: Are bungalows the answer to the housing crisis?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
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 vows to ‘back builders not blockers’ in new housing pledge](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
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
![PM reveals Tory party members drove ditching of housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
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
![New SNP leader: Scottish agent warns of ‘difficult times’ for property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
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
![Estate agents ‘worried about propertyless Budget implications’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Profitable%20portfolios%20dip%20-%20PIT%20Team%20FinanceCalculator-400x310.png)
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
![Competition watchdog turns attention to housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
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
![Ex-PM and Home Secretary raise housing issues in Parliament](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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
![Removal of mandatory housing targets has ‘economic consequences’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseMarketCrash-400x310.png)
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
![Property Natter – the five biggest property moments of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
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
![Ex Boris Johnson adviser unveils housing-focused London Mayor campaign](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
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 urged to play greater role in housebuilding demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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
![Government set to miss affordable housing targets - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
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
![Government ditches mandatory housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
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
![PM sticks to debunked 'record housebuilding' claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
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
![Former Housing Secretary: ‘It’s un-Conservative to not build homes’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
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
![Autumn Statement - what did our panel of property experts make of it?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
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
![Fact checkers slam new PM’s claims of ‘record housebuilding’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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
![Housing Under Rishi - don’t expect much (but be grateful for that)](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
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
![Michael Gove 'gets it' - why his return is good news for the industry](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...
29 October 2022
From: Features
![Government urged to privatise the planning process](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
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
![Activists query why Tory housing fringe event excludes homebuyers and owners](/upload/images/library/First-TimeBuyer-Questions-400x310.jpg)
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
![Property sector backs Investment Zones but calls for more clarity](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bridging%20image2%20695x400.jpg)
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
![What agents want from today’s mini-Budget](/upload/images/Back-link-images/9_Steps_to_getting_a_mortgage_after_an_IVA.jpg)
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
![Supply boost! New homebuilding hits record levels](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
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?
![Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
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 energy bills ranked as top property priority for PM](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/boiler-energy-efficiency.jpg)
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
![Meet the new Housing Secretary who opposes 'toxic building targets'](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
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
![Agents highlight property priorities for the new Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss-400x310.png)
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
![More housebuilding clarity needed in levelling up law, MPs warn](/upload/images/library/Housebuilders-400x310.jpg)
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
![EAT poll: Who do agents back as the next Prime Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
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
![Housing ‘airbrushed’ out of Tory leadership race](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
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
![Rishi-Tweedle-Dum and Liz-Tweedle-DumDum](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Tory leadership race: Candidates urged to commit to housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
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
![Housebuilding more than just a numbers game, government warned](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
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
![Government unveils self-build boost](/upload/images/Back-link-images/1_-London.jpg)
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
![Government remains 120,000 homes short of building targets](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/build-to-rent400x310.png)
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 call for carbon targets on housebuilding](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHousebuilding-400x310.jpg)
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
![Government unveils new levelling up law - what it means for estate agents](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
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 tell Gove empty homes could solve stock shortage](/upload/images/library/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
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
![Is it time to reform the tax we all love to hate?](/upload/images/library/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Top industry company will run New Homes Ombudsman](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
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 blasts government as house building figures plummet](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
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
![New build prices may soar to cover raft of energy efficiency moves](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/ElectricCar-400x310.jpg)
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
![Forget Help To Buy Equity Loan - welcome to Deposit Unlock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
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
![Challenges facing the housing market in 2022](/upload/images/library/RowOfHouses-400x310.jpg)
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
![Lies, Damned Lies, and House Building Targets](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
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
![Autumn Budget: will Sunak’s pledges create opportunities for agents in the new-build sector?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
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
![Developer land banking ‘myth’ debunked by study, major builders say](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHousebuilding-400x310.jpg)
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
![Reshuffle - Gove replaces Jenrick, but will Pincher survive?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
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
![Mandatory housebuilding targets set for the scrapheap - reports](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
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
![The Holiday Home Debate - Don’t Let Politicians Get Away With It](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![What could the Planning Bill mean for the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Vote, Vote, Vote - Housing and the 2021 Local Elections](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![New homes slated for “stubbornly low” design quality](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents tell Housing Minister to 'get empty homes back in use'](/img/default/eat.png)
NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...