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![Gove-r and out! Housing Secretary to quit after General Election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has become the latest high-profile MP to announce he would step down ahead of July’s General Election. Gove...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour - The Housing Policies Coming Our Way Soon](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews.png)
You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![2023 - That was year that was...](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%202023%20that%20was%20the%20year%20that%20was%20by%20Lloyd%20Davies(1).jpg)
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![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
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sweet 16? Rowley returns as latest housing minister](/upload/images/shutterstock_2372452591.jpg)
The Government appears to have gone through so many housing ministers that it is now repeating them. Lee Rowley was appointed as...
14 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
![One year later: Market remains tough for buyers after mini-Budget mayhem](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![The land industry must separate itself from politics](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20shutterstock_4662208.jpg/2%20shutterstock_4662208__400x280.jpg)
The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...
12 August 2023
From: Features
![Bleak outlook for new builds after report of 40 per cent sales slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
Alarm bells are ringing in the new build sales sector after figures have been released by a major house builder. Bellway says...
10 August 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
![Mortgage rates surpass 6% in new blow for housing market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders warn of mortgage slump in second half of 2023](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...
01 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
![Property Natter – the five biggest property moments of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
17 December 2022
From: Features
![What To Expect from the Property Market in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/HappyNY-400x310.png)
Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...
17 December 2022
From: Features
![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
![Analysts assess how far back Sunak can help push mortgage rates](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Under Rishi - don’t expect much (but be grateful for that)](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...
29 October 2022
From: Features
![Michael Gove 'gets it' - why his return is good news for the industry](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...
29 October 2022
From: Features
![Simon Clarke quits as Housing Secretary](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Housing Secretary Simon Clarke has left Cabinet after Rishi Sunak officially entered Downing Street as Prime Minister this morning. Clarke cited his...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ready for Rishi? Sector hopes for market clarity under PM Sunak](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Property professionals are hoping for calmer markets after Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new UK Prime Minister yesterday. Sunak won the...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi Sunak confirmed as new UK Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![A new week, a new PM – and yet another Housing Secretary?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament_UKPolitics-400x310.png)
A week-long race to be the next Conservative Party leader and the Prime Minister kicks off this week, or may already...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers advised to wait until 2024 to buy a home - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
In a statement likely to rile plenty of estate agents, a proptech firm is suggesting aspiring homebuyers should wait until 2024...
24 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
![Housing Secretary ‘backs Boris’ to return as PM](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-3-400x310.png)
Levelling Up and Housing Secretary Simon Clarke has given his backing for a return of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Clarke was...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leadership or General Election? – what property professionals want](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![If You Think Truss Is Bad, Look At The System...](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...
15 October 2022
From: Features
![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
![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
![Poor Liz and Kwasi. What Do They Do Now?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...
01 October 2022
From: Features
![Insight: ministerial changes have slipped under the radar](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...
24 September 2022
From: Features
![What agents want from today’s mini-Budget](/upload/images/Back-link-images/9_Steps_to_getting_a_mortgage_after_an_IVA.jpg)
New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![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
![New housing minister named amid rumours of a Stamp Duty cut](/upload/images/Back-link-images/Man%20with%20a%20speaker.jpg)
The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...
21 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![High street agents await business energy bill support package](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/green-deal400x310.png)
High street agents are eagerly anticipating a government announcement on support for business energy bills today. As with many businesses, estate agents...
21 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
![The Holiday Home Debate - a possible solution](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The current period of national solidarity over the death of Queen Elizabeth II has embraced the world of property as it...
17 September 2022
From: Features
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
![Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
![Tax expert proposes stamp duty holiday for developers to boost housing supply](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/TaxCut-400x310.png)
New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Household bill support may bring long-term pain to property market - warning](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/cost-of-living_400x310.png)
Prime London discounts are widening and tempting buyers but there are longer term economic risks that could hit the property market,...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tackling energy bills ranked as top property priority for PM](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/boiler-energy-efficiency.jpg)
Tackling the cost of utility bills has been highlighted as the top priority that new Prime Minister Liz Truss should focus...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leading law firm calls for 'revolving door' of housing ministers to be closed](/upload/images/Back-link-images/house%20and%20happer%20scale.jpg)
The government is being urged to close the "revolving doors" of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - why housing must always have a seat at the top table](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...
10 September 2022
From: Features
![Marcus Jones departs as Housing Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Marcus Jones has left the housing brief. He was appointed as housing minister just two months ago in Boris Johnson’s reshuffle but appears...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Meet the new Housing Secretary who opposes 'toxic building targets'](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - why PropTech can be a blueprint for the new PM](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Increasing numbers of buyers searching for eco-friendly homes - claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-400x310.png)
Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Simon Clarke named new Housing Secretary](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Conservative-logo400x310.png)
Simon Clarke has been confirmed as the new Housing Secretary in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Liz Truss this evening. He...
06 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
![Gittins goes for growth in new Foxtons role](/upload/images/Property%20People/Guy%20Gittens_400x310.png)
New Prime Minister Liz Truss wasn’t the only person taking on a high-profile role yesterday. Guy Gittins has officially taken the helm at...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rees-Mogg set for housing brief in a Truss Cabinet - reports](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/JacobReesMogg-400x310.jpg)
Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Uncertainty remains over housing’s importance to new PM, says expert](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
A property expert has claimed that it remains to be seen where housing will feature in the upcoming political agenda. Nicky Stevenson,...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks, Liz Truss and George Orwell - double-think about it](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![Would a Liz Truss win lead to BoE reform and much higher interest rates?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss02-400x310.png)
Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Truss’s economic plans could be 'apocalyptic' for housing market - claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
A leading agent has claimed that the economic plans of Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be the country’s next Prime Minister,...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cost-of-living crisis – will it start to reduce the number of active buyers?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-5-400x310.jpg)
The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![EAT poll: Who do agents back as the next Prime Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing ‘airbrushed’ out of Tory leadership race](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi-Tweedle-Dum and Liz-Tweedle-DumDum](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Tory leadership race: Candidates urged to commit to housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – PropTech shows Britain can still be a leader on the world stage](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion: The property sector should take action now, not wait for the Economic Crime Bill](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features
![A Lesson for Agents from the Ukraine Crisis](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...