You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...
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![Chancellor commits to Family Home Tax Guarantee](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Taxes-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged not to raise Stamp Duty as part of a Family Home Tax Guarantee. Writing in the Daily...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank revises prime central London price forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts for prime central London (PCL) and now expects values to fall this year. The...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Cut would trigger evictions and price rises - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut would see house prices go up and evictions soar, a property industry commentator claims. Reports in the past...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![MPs demand scrapping of ground rents on leasehold properties](/upload/images/shutterstock_385772824.jpg)
Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Here comes Summer.... or maybe Autumn?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Stamp Duty Cut possible in Mini-Budget - government briefing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Better news for economy gives confidence boost to property market](/upload/images/Better%20news%20for%20economy%20gives%20confidence%20boost%20to%20property%20market(1).png)
The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...
20 March 2024
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: Times to ask serious questions about the UK's social housing crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported. The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Economy brightens Budget gloom for property professionals](/upload/images/2%20Economy%20brightens%20Budget%20gloom%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Pros and cons for the PRS in Hunt’s 'small beer' Budget](/upload/images/3%20Pros%20and%20cons%20for%20the%20PRS%20rented%20sector%20by%20EAT%20Writer.jpg)
Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![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
![Spring Budget: Will there be help for housing?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth boss warns Chancellor against scrapping non-dom status](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934(7).jpg)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering scrapping non-dom status in the latest rumour ahead of this week’s Budget. It comes...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove calls for regional Stamp Duty thresholds](/upload/images/shutterstock_2199764593(1).jpg)
Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor finalising ‘high-risk’ 1% mortgage scheme - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget Chancellor...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warm words and cold comfort on the menu for Budget Day](/upload/images/3%20Warm%20words%20and%20cold%20comfort%2C%20by%20Rollo%20Miles.jpg)
Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Housing Secretary suggests homebuyer support is coming](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the strongest hint yet that housing measures could be included in the Spring Budget. Chancellor Jeremy...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Four General Election housing ideas that would get my vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Whether a General Election is held in May, November or in January one thing is guaranteed - we can expect to...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Treasury ‘considering’ 1% deposit mortgages for first-time buyers - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buckle Up! It's Going To Be A Busy 2024](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image.png)
Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![The housing market needs a real plan for growth](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20--%20Reapit%20Feature%2006%20Dec%20-%20The%20Housing%20market%20needs%20a%20real%20plan%20for%20growth%20FINAL.png)
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
09 December 2023
From: Features
![The housing market needs a real plan for growth](/upload/images/RPT%20Feature%200612.png)
There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...
06 December 2023
From: Features
![Homebuyers postpone purchase plans after ‘disappointing’ Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: A Prosecco rather than Champagne Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco. But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: Treasury pledges £3m to ‘improve homebuying process'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![OBR expects 7.6% 'peak to trough' house price dip](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MPowered%20Mortgages%20cuts%20rates%20MortgageRatesdecrease_400x310.png)
House prices will fall 7.6% 'peak to trough' by the end of 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has claimed...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: What can agents expect?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cut could be bad for first-time buyers -warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Rumours about tax cuts in this week’s Autumn Statement are continuing but there are warnings that a Stamp Duty cut may...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to bring back Help to Buy-style incentive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will Stamp Duty or Inheritance Tax cut be better for the property market?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Hunt For Tax Cuts - An Autumn Statement Preview](/upload/images/__thumbs/1%20shutterstock_1196667214.jpg/1%20shutterstock_1196667214__400x215.jpg)
As sure as night follows day, so our industry sets out a wish list of tax changes which it hopes the...
18 November 2023
From: Features
![Chancellor should provide targeted support to both landlords and tenants, says industry expert](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_1996823306.jpg/2%20shutterstock_1996823306__400x226.jpg)
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Features
![Agency boss: Stamp Duty cut won’t help property sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Stamp Duty cuts won’t give the property market the boost it needs, an agency chief executive has warned. Dominic Agace, chief executive...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor urged to introduce Stamp Duty cut for downsizers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents tell Jeremy Hunt what they want in Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark has urged the Treasury to do more to alleviate the cost of living crisis for those on low-income budgets, reduce...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform: a mistiming in regulatory direction?](/upload/images/RPT%20Feature%200507.png)
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...
08 July 2023
From: Features
01 July 2023
From: Features
![Lenders agree to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated1_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The Government can no longer ignore the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor rules out mortgage rate support](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out providing financial support for struggling mortgage borrowers as rates hit new highs. Average mortgage rates hit...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Damned if you do and damned if you don't](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...
25 March 2023
From: Features
![Light-touch Budget is no bad thing for the housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...
18 March 2023
From: Features
![Budget 2023: Childcare reform could provide mortgage boost](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget yesterday failed to include any specific measures to boost the housing market but a mortgage broker...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2023: OBR revises house price forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has increased its expectations of a house price decline. The OBR, which keeps an eye on...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2023: Property groups call for Stamp Duty overhaul](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
A property group is the latest to call for a Stamp Duty overhaul in today's Budget. The National Association of Property Buyers’ (NAPB)...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Downsizing incentives and first-time buyer support top Budget wishlist](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Shutterstock_374810995%20small.png)
From first-time buyer support to Stamp Duty changes or just doing nothing at all, there is plenty that agents and property...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will Jeremy Hunt play the good Samaritan for the PRS?](/upload/images/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...
11 March 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - Memories of times past while marching bravely forward](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...
11 March 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - 2023? Keep calm and carry on](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![Autumn Statement - is it the start of a new chapter?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![Winkworth: Sales rebound expected before Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/Christmas-1-400x310.png)
Winkworth has predicted a sales demand rebound before the Christmas slowdown. A trading update from the agency franchise brand revealed that new...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark: ‘Use Stamp Duty to reach net zero ambitions’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Propertymark has called for Stamp Duty incentives and wider funding to make homes more energy efficient. It comes as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Regional agent: ‘Why I’m glad Stamp Duty cuts are being reversed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...
21 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
![Autumn Statement unveils council tax, CGT and stamp duty changes](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor unveils plan to reverse Stamp Duty cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has outlined plans to reduce Stamp Duty cuts outlined in his predecessor’s mini-Budget. In September, former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: What agents want from Chancellor Hunt](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: Chancellor urged not to further tax homeownership](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Scotland’s property sale stock up 40%](/upload/images/Locations/ScotlandFlag400x310.png)
Agency sale stock has improved by almost 40% in parts of Scotland over the past month, new research claims. Analysis by Scottish...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency trade body calls for Stamp Duty holiday on additional homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
Propertmark is calling for a 12 month exemption on additional Stamp Duty rates to boost rental property supply. The issue will be...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![MPs back Stamp Duty cut as Labour queries its benefits](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Labour-logo400x310.png)
A Bill to bring the Government’s Stamp Duty reductions into legislation reached its second reading in the Houses of Parliament this...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – property is holding its own despite the turmoil](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Agents refute making obscene gestures towards Kwasi Kwarteng](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty cut to remain as Hunt scraps mini-Budget](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has reversed almost all of the tax cuts set out in Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous mini-Budget three...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘A safe pair of hands?’ – property industry reacts to new Chancellor](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JeremyHunt-400x310.jpg)
New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been described as a safe pair of hands who could limit the extent of a housing...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor sacked as Truss U-turns on corporation tax cut](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_Kwasi%20Kwarteng_400x310.png)
In a dramatic, fast-moving day, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked ahead of a press conference by Liz Truss which reversed the...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Today may be final day in office for current housing minister](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Vendors urged to sell now as prospect of no deal Brexit looms](/img/default/eat.png)
Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May’s legacy - how has housing fared under her government?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Housing minister mocked over bid to become Prime Minister](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Corbyn's 'Healthy Homes Zones' will aim to save money for NHS](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour says it wants ‘Healthy Homes Zones’ in a bid to reduce housing-related health inequalities which are estimated to cost the NHS £1.4...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexit: housing minister tells both sides to tone down the rhetoric](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing minister Gavin Barwell has taken to Twitter to tell those for and against Brexit to "tone down the rhetoric" that...