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The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

The head of residential property at a law firm is warning that referral fees can backfire on estate agents who may...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

The government has this morning set out wide-ranging changes to redress systems for agents, the sales and lettings sectors, and other...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

The housing minister has made it clear that his government - and the property industry as a whole - must deliver...

The government says it will be releasing details of its ideas to revamp redress systems concerning agents and new homes “in...

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

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

Speculation is growing that the Help to Buy scheme is set to be discontinued following a review by government ministers. Recent research...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

More than 420,000 people have now used the government’s Help to Buy schemes to get themselves on to the housing ladder...

The government has quietly scrapped a proposal to force councils to sell off their most valuable assets, which would have included...

The government has revised its guidance to agents over redress schemes - amending it to take account of the fact that...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

Councils across England will have new powers to charge dramatically more council tax on homes left empty for many years following...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

One of three schemes with government backing to offer redress for complaints about estate and letting agents has reignited the debate...

The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It...

The little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse has been named as the new housing minister. He takes over from the high-flying Dominic Raab,...

It’s been announced this morning that Dominic Raab - who became housing minister just a few months ago - is to...

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

As housing market stakeholders we’ve all had a month or so to try and digest the government’s own response to its...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

The government has published data related to a claim by housing minister Dominic Raab, who prompted controversy last week by suggesting...

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...

Ombudsman Services, which recently announced it was quitting its role as one of three approved redress schemes for estate and lettings...

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

A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched by the newly-rebadged Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...