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It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...