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26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Can the Government deliver on King's Speech promises?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1634178964.jpg)
NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Where Labour should start on housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Starmer’s golden opportunity](/upload/images/23%2011%2028%2004.jpg)
So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Energy assessors: EPCs will become more accurate](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy assessor trade body the Property Energy Professionals Association has hit back at claims about the accuracy of work by professionals...
05 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: 2.5m reasons why EPC ratings need reforming - and fast](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-3-400x310.png)
You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Interest rate cuts won’t solve the property crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: I thought the rental crisis was bad, but not this bad](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Having spent more than three decades working in the property sector, I’ve come to the conclusion I’ve pretty much seen it...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Ignoring the property crisis damages all of us.](/upload/images/shutterstock_1932299855(1).jpg)
If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...
07 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: If your social media feed is anything like mine, it's now full of cries for help from tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_2276271295.jpg)
Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Sunak really needs to work on his kerb-appeal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Even the most junior of estate agents will tell you that if you are going to bet the house on pulling...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: It’s not all good news for Rightmove](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Property market needed shot in the arm but got a slap in the face](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...
10 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
![Jonathan Rolande - More To Be Done To Address Housing Imbalance](/upload/images/shutterstock_2271512647(2).jpg)
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: New build data is something to build on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: What a bar of chocolate can teach us about estate agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_524456035.jpg)
I bought a bar of chocolate today, I shouldn’t have done it but the weather was grey and I was in...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: We don’t need rising prices but we do need stability](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Buying and selling is too stressful – here is how agents can ease the burden](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Five things to remember when using AI in the property sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence (AI) right now. It is an issue which has been bubbling under since Covid -...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Jonathan Rolande: A Budget that could see the Chancellor moving out of Number 11](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Is it time to accept the Government can’t build the houses we need](/upload/images/shutterstock_622830233(1).jpg)
There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis. But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: How I would rescue the buy-to-let sector](/upload/images/shutterstock_1641632506.jpg)
Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: A week is a lifetime in the property market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1).jpg)
If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Fall in new home registrations is creating crisis for the sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: So how was January for you?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1750387934(3).jpg)
Did you manage to make it through the month without reaching for the bottle to console yourself. No, I’m not enquiring if...
05 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
![Jonathan Rolande: What agents can learn from the Post Office Horizon scandal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: 'Whatever makes you and your business unique – aim to maximise it this year'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024. According to the...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonatha Rolande: A New Year and early signs of optimism](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Five questions everyone is asking about the 2024 property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What we learned about the property market in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Green shoots are on the horizon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
After months of doom and gloom about the property market, it finally feels like there are green shoots on the horizon. I’m...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: How to maximise success in the property market this December](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...
04 December 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
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Filling property vacancies is like climbing a mountain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...
13 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
![Jonathan Rolande: Why I’m not celebrating house price rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person. But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: How agents can tip the odds in favour of a sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![Jonathan Rolande: Why I fear the long winter period that lies ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1188343747.jpg)
A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: A missed opportunity on housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
I listened carefully, and I even played it back afterwards. But, even now, I remain astonished by what I didn’t hear. On Wednesday, in his...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What to consider if you drop an asking price?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Rising numbers of property owners are dropping the asking price of their homes in a bid to secure a quick sale. Latest...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Nothing changes, now we live in hope of better days ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Bank of England urged to ‘stop interest rate attacks’ on homeowners](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_1-400x310.png)
The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Those not already in lettings should look into it urgently](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What do the final 100 days of 2023 hold for estate agents?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be? Here, in his...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers have the x factor in UK property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Buyers are now calling the shots and can expect lower bids to secure the house of their dreams, a property expert...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What will ULEZ expansion mean for estate agents?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The roll out of ULEZ has been one of the big stories of the week. The new zones will have implications...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![New warnings issued over student property fraud](/upload/images/shutterstock_2171273857.jpg)
The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Are we set for a day dedicated to home ownership dreams?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector. Here in his latest column property...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property expert predicts mortgage rate war in boost for buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Homebuyers and borrowers could be set to benefit from a mortgage price war, a property expert claims. Jonathan Rolande, from the National...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What agents can learn from Wilko collapse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande looks at the future of estate agnts on the high street. You only need to walk down...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The next two months will dictate how the market finishes 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Persuasive agents will win in this market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2296750345.jpg)
In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents need to ditch selling techniques and brush up on persuasion to...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Are 40-year mortgages really the answer to the property crisis?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his latest take on the property market. Having just got back from holiday, I am...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Phoney’ London property market isn’t immune to rate rises - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: How agents can survive the 'new normal'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Second half of 2023 ‘looking bleak’ for agents - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Separating fact from fiction](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: It won’t be politicians who get us out of this crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The Government must step in soon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...
30 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
![Jonathan Rolande: Is this the week that everything changed?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The market has coped with darker clouds](/upload/images/shutterstock_120362527.jpg)
The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector. Reports have revealed how...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Look beyond headline house price figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on the biggest stories from the past seven days. This week was...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Have we banished the ghost of Truss and Kwarteng?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on the biggest stories from the past seven days. For a long...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers entering bidding wars for bungalows - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1657604122.jpg)
Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...
24 May 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
![Property week in review: Interest rates, house prices and purple woes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
It has certainly been a very busy week for news in the housing sector. Here, the first of a new series of...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners ‘more open to downsizing’ amid higher living costs - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
Higher energy costs and rising interest rates are leading to a surge in the number of homeowners looking to downsize, a...
24 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Friday conveyancing fraud’ getting worse due to remote working – warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Landlords%20%E2%80%93%20here%E2%80%99s%20how%20to%20spot%20fraudulent%20tenants(1).jpg)
Home-movers are being warned to be on alert for ‘Friday afternoon fraud,’ which experts claim is becoming more common since the...
30 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
![Rising numbers of sales collapsing at last minute - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers warned about ‘wild west’ of social media sales](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Social%20Media/_InstagramApp-400x310.png)
Buyers should be mindful about the rise of so called ‘Insta-agents,’ a property body has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![There are reasons to be optimistic in the second half of 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds. Two years ago, after the...
07 January 2023
From: Features
![Criminals ‘bombarding’ homeowners with fraudulent energy offers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![2023 will be year of the property price drop – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023NY-400x310.png)
Homeowners must accept that 2023 will become “the year of the price drop”, a property expert claims. As Nationwide and Halifax data...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents facing ‘difficult few months’ as property market dips – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...
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
![Property sellers urged to resist asking price cuts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
An estate agency firm is urging sellers to resist cutting asking prices. Tom Cranenburgh, of GetanOffer, which describes itself as a quick...
14 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Fixer’ Gove will struggle to hit homebuilding targets – warning](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
The Government’s target of constructing 300,000 new homes annually by 2025 has been called into question due to a lack of...
04 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Price rises of up to 5% into 2023 still possible, says property expert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Getting Britain moving? Truss needs to do much more to reassure property market](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizzTrussPM-400x310.png)
As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...
08 October 2022
From: Features
![Stamp duty own goal? Cut is already leading to rise in prices, claims expert](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
A leading property association has warned that house prices are likely to spike in the wake of the government’s recent economic...
28 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property sector calls for targeted stamp duty cuts](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property group urges Bank of England to avoid further interest rate hikes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bank-of-England400x310.png)
The Bank of England is being urged by property professionals to avoid further interest rate hikes this week. The Bank’s Monetary Policy...
20 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
![House price slowdown on the horizon, claims leading property association](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
A leading property association argues it won’t be long before we start to see house price growth slowing. According to the National...
12 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
![NAPB backs pensioner stamp duty cut as alternative to 'costly' equity release](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
New calls have emerged to give pensioners stamp duty tax breaks to downsize their homes. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Knobbly knees and ice lollies’ – how agents are coping with the heatwave](/upload/images/Locations/LondonSummer-400x310.png)
Being an estate agent can be sweat-inducing at the best of times but property professionals intend to keep going through the...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Slowdown or house price cliff edge? It's too early to tell](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Property owners can now compare their salary with their home's earnings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
A new calculator has been launched to let homeowners compare how much their property has earned compared in a year and...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers back stamp duty cut for downsizing pensioners](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/RetirementLiving-1-400x310.jpg)
There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Speedy sales adding fraud risks for estate agents – warning](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Busy sales market - how can agents help sellers take advantage of this bonanza?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year. And with record numbers of properties predicted...