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Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features

The Daily Mail has mocked housing minister Chris Pincher for advising people to going £174-a-bottle champagne while awaiting the rollout of...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A scathing document produced by MPs slams the government for its “deplorable” housing policies which are "invented, abandoned and reinvented" -...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Times has revealed new allegations concerning the behaviour of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The Cabinet member has been under the spotlight...
25 September 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

Labour’s shadow housing minister has revealed that it will be two years at least before the party sets out its long-term...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...
30 May 2020
From: Features

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...
03 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour’s long-standing housing spokesman, John Healey, has been moved to become shadow defence secretary on the front bench of new leader...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Former housing minister Alok Sharma has revealed new measures to allow agencies and other businesses to avoid insolvency during the virus...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Christopher Pincher, who has been in the role for less than a month, has revealed that his home is...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It! Lord...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...
22 February 2020
From: Features

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...
22 February 2020
From: Features
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister; she was the ninth housing minister in as many years. Her successor is the...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Unsourced stories in a number of newspapers over the weekend - all likely to have come from government off-the-record briefings -...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The chair of the working group introducing mandatory examinations and qualifications for estate and letting agents says senior politicians will meet...
04 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...
28 December 2019
From: Features

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
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

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

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent. This will allow CPO...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...
28 September 2019
From: Features

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...
28 September 2019
From: Features

The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...
14 September 2019
From: Features

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

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...
03 August 2019
From: Features

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...
03 August 2019
From: Features

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick - but his new housing...
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

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...
20 July 2019
From: Features

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...
11 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

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...
22 June 2019
From: Features

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...
25 May 2019
From: Breaking News

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...
18 May 2019
From: Features

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

Labour is proposing two methods of controlling house price rises should it win the next General Election - and the ideas...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here. A...
23 March 2019
From: Features

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The housing minister has made it clear that his government - and the property industry as a whole - must deliver...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to be backing Theresa May as Brexit chaos consumes the government. A request from Estate Agent Today...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new book has revealed that one of the long line of recent housing ministers was known as “the invisible minister”...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...
21 July 2018
From: Features

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...
14 July 2018
From: Features

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading agency chief says the frequent churn of housing ministers means there is only one answer if our industry wants...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Industry groups have welcomed Kit Malthouse as housing minister - but make little effort to hide their frustrations, disappointment and disillusionment. Malthouse was announced...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Former housing minister Dominic Raab, who yesterday left his post after just six months in office, may have had a lucky...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse has been named as the new housing minister. He takes over from the high-flying Dominic Raab,...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s been announced this morning that Dominic Raab - who became housing minister just a few months ago - is to...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

In what is regarded as his most important speech since becoming housing minister, Dominic Raab has told a conference that it...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
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To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...
23 June 2018
From: Features

It may seem innocuous enough but a speech at a party by pro-Brexit housing minister Dominic Raab is being interpreted by...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The game of musical chairs that has so often gone on with politicians in charge of housing continues today with the...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...
28 April 2018
From: Features

Several newspapers are carrying allegations that the diary secretary working for housing minister Dominic Raab has been selling sex via a...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...
17 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The government has published data related to a claim by housing minister Dominic Raab, who prompted controversy last week by suggesting...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...
14 April 2018
From: Features

Chancellor Phillip Hammond claims over 60,000 first time buyers have already benefitted from the stamp duty relief he announced at his...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...
10 February 2018
From: Features

Housing minister Dominic Raab took to Twitter to make a Trump-style criticism of trade magazine The Negotiator and its editor, the...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...
03 February 2018
From: Features

The latest release of data from the English Housing Survey reveals that the number of under-45s owning their own homes has...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Chris Williamson, regarded as an ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is suggesting that high-value homes in England should...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

It didn’t take long - within 24 hours of high-flying Tory Dominic Raab being named as housing minister, so there was...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In a surprise announcement this lunchtime, Dominic Raab has been appointed as housing minister. Raab, the 16th housing minister in the past...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

New housing minister Sajid Javid says the subtle change of name for his department and his own job “reflects this government’s renewed...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Former National Association of Estate Agents president Simon Gerrard is renewing his campaign for the government to adopt two innovative reforms...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Like many of Labour’s recent policy proposals, its call for rent controls leaves more questions than answers. There has been widespread criticism...
07 October 2017
From: Features

Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’. The summer of...
16 September 2017
From: Features

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...
02 September 2017
From: Features

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...
28 July 2017
From: Features

Housing minister Alok Sharma has blocked some of his Twitter followers, accusing them of “abusive language”. Sharma has a relatively modest 9,169 followers...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...
01 July 2017
From: Features

New housing minister Alok Sharma is set to make his first key speech this week, at the Housing 2017 conference in...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures released by the government suggest that over 285,000 people, including 240,000 first time buyers, have used one or more of...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency has urged the Government and the new housing minister to implement the policies outlined in the housing...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The property industry has broadly welcomed the appointment of a new housing minister, which was made yesterday evening. Reading West MP Alok...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...
10 June 2017
From: Features

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....
03 June 2017
From: Features

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...
29 April 2017
From: Features

Anyone hoping that the General Election could herald an immediate change of heart by the Conservatives on high levels of stamp...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s decision by MPs to agree to Theresa May’s snap General Election on June 8 means that the current government -...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...
18 March 2017
From: Features

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government. The...
11 February 2017
From: Features

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Grant Shapps, housing minister between 2010 and 2012, has said the measures in the current government’s White Paper are not bold...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The government’s attitude of “Nanny knows best” has “squandered another opportunity” to make a real difference to the housing crisis, according...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will provide “substantial investment” to ensure more transparency in leasehold tenure. “We are determined to...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...
28 January 2017
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents has lured housing minister Gavin Barwell to speak at its conference next month. Barwell will outline...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion. But will 2017 be...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Confusion surrounds the timing of the government’s eagerly-anticipated White Paper on housing. Respected property industry weekly magazine Estates Gazette has tweeted that...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...
07 January 2017
From: Features

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will put forward proposals in the new year to stop abuses of the leasehold...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...
17 December 2016
From: Features

The government has launched an official consultation process on a package of measures to crack down on what it calls ‘rogue...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The Conveyancing Association has revised its wish-list of reforms to, in its words, “ensure fewer delays, a less costly process, and...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail has calculated which of the 13 housing ministers in office before this autumn has been the most successful,...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has taken to Twitter to tell those for and against Brexit to "tone down the rhetoric" that...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Speculation was rife over the weekend that the government would today announce major changes to housing policy - possibly shifting the...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party claims there has been a strikingly large reduction in the number of under-45s who own a home -...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has met campaigners to scrap anti-buy to let measures introduced by the Cameron government in the past...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

If you want an indicator that the United Kingdom isn’t so united any more, have a look at Right To Buy. The...
12 August 2016
From: Features

Right To Buy - the controversial sell-off of council and housing association homes initially introduced as a flagship of Margaret Thatcher’s...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...
29 July 2016
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It has been revealed that the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, appears to be campaigning to oppose a new housing scheme...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...
15 July 2016
From: Features

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

In case you were wondering, it appears that the Labour party has still to find someone to replace John Healey as...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Brandon Lewis, the housing minister, is backing Theresa May as a crowded field of candidates begin seeking support to become leader...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The haemorrhage of Labour spokespeople now includes the party’s respected shadow housing minister John Healey. His letter to party leader Jeremy Corbyn...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The timing of Labour’s housing review, which has until now been closely associated with John Healey, appears uncertain following the shadow housing...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has joined many others across the country in paying tribute to Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered last...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Government figures claim almost 50,000 households in council and other forms of social housing have taken up their Right To Buy...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

When it comes to Budgets and Property, you have to hope that the old adage that ‘things happen in threes’ turns...
12 March 2016
From: Features

A respected housing market analyst says “it's a bit cheeky” of housing minister Brandon Lewis to claim credit for figures suggesting...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The goverrnment says new figures show that after a year-after-year decline in the number of people owning their home, starting in...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News

As we all know, Peter Redfern is critical to the future of the British housing market and.... What? Wait? You don’t know...
13 February 2016
From: Features

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...
24 December 2015
From: Features

So this weekend some of us will see our first snow of the season. Harsh weather, Christmas adverts and winter generally...
20 November 2015
From: Features

The new shadow housing minister says Labour will build 100,000 new council houses and housing association homes a year with more...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The newly-appointed shadow housing minister says his first priority is to arrest the long-term fall in home ownership in Britain. John Healey...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

John Healey - a former housing minister from when Tony Blair was prime minister - has taken the housing post under...
15 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

A new website has been launched to fight back against the attack George Osborne made in the Summer Budget on the...
21 August 2015
From: Features

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...
18 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors says it supports a call by housing minister Brandon Lewis for personnel retiring from the...
02 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The government claims that over 36,000 new home owners have been created through Right to Buy since 2012. Figures released by the...
26 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Labour’s low-profile shadow housing minister, Roberta Blackman-Woods, has come out for Yvette Cooper - herself a former housing minister - in...
16 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The government has allegedly ruled out any regulation of estate agents for fear that it would lead to higher fees and...
26 May 2015
From: Breaking News

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...
15 May 2015
From: Features

The Conservatives’ election victory came as a surprise, so much so that television pundits spent all night after the vote rubbishing...
15 May 2015
From: Features

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on a London...
15 May 2015
From: Video Articles

If the first few hours of the new government’s approach to housing are anything to go by, it could be a...
13 May 2015
From: Breaking News

If the first few hours of the new government’s approach to housing are anything to go by, it could be a...
12 May 2015
From: Breaking News

The industry is awaiting news of exactly who will become the new housing minister and whether the role will have cabinet...