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Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents has written to London Mayor candidates highlighting proposals to tackle the unique housing...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...

The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital.   Housing Secretary Michael...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...

A unique £90m development of homes trackside at Silverstone is now 85 per cent sold. The development, which is set to open...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)  was this week due to conclude its consultation on proposed changes to...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

Keir Starmer’s announcement about building on the Green Belt attracted some contentious headlines. It immediately thrust housing and planning into the...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Record numbers of housing developments were started during the second quarter of 2022, official figures show. Government data on housebuilding starts and...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector.  Modular housing company ilke Homes has...

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics.  The...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to issue its next trading statement one week today on October 13. This will cover the first six...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

Estate agency Jackson-Stops says it has discovered precisely how many existing home owners understand the difficulties facing first time buyers in...

Three councils are encouraging local residents to sign a new register which aims to bring more quality homes for sale to...

The UK Independence Party’s housing policy for the General Election hinges around a huge expansion in modular factory-built housing - but...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

Some of London’s ailing new homes schemes may have been thrown a lifeline by the decision of technology giant Apple to occupy...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the free market Centre for Policy Studies think tank says the proposals put forward by Labour’s London Mayor candidate...

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...