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A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...

Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...

Alarm bells are ringing in the new build sales sector after figures have been released by a major house builder. Bellway says...

High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...

Zoopla has become the latest accredited supplier of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) for its software that supports housebuilders. It come...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

The current period of national solidarity over the death of Queen Elizabeth II has embraced the world of property as it...

In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...

Online agent Griffin Property Co has become the latest brand to partner with Help to Buy-style equity loan provider Proportunity. The partnership...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

A developer has converted a 1979s office block into flats which are now being sold as £180,000 to £215,000 work from...

Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...

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

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

Former Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has died at the age of 53. The Conservative ex-Cabinet minister, who was diagnosed with lung cancer...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

New data shows the strongest quarter for new build home registrations since 2007.  According to NHBC, the new home warranty and insurance...

Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...

Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...

A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...

The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...

The controversial Help To Buy scheme looks likely to be expanded in breadth and extended in duration to help kick-start the...

Another body is calling for a stamp duty holiday to help resuscitate the housing market following the Coronavirus standstill. The Royal Institute...

OnTheMarket has signed auto another new homes builder, Miller Homes. "Miller Homes is the latest large homebuilder to join OnTheMarket and we look forward to introducing the...

The government has - once again - announced the introduction of a New Homes Ombudsman.  The news came yesterday when Housing Secretary...

New build homes cost 19 per cent more than comparable pre-owned properties according to a new survey - and sometimes 50...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...

Around one person in seven in England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable accommodation. The claim comes from the research produced...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

A housing market monitor that for some months has been pessimistic about London and the rest of the England and Wales...

The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK during July was nine per cent lower than a...

The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...

All new-build homes could soon be fitted with an electric car charging point. The government has issued a consultation on the move,...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...

You know the problem with new builds - they’re a bit Marmite aren’t they? Contemporary design is all well and good but…how...

First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes.  This guidance contains a...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

With one year to go, the 2010s will see housebuilding figures in England come in below any decade since the Second...

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

The vast majority of new-build houses are to be sold as freehold with ground rents for new leases capped at £10...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

New build house prices rose 5.1 per cent in the year to the end of August - substantially more than the...

A housing academic claims that while popular belief has it that homes are getting smaller, the typical living space in England...

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

Prices and transaction volumes have both fallen again in Prime Central London according to the index produced by Central London Portfolio,...

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

Part of the South Hams area, a popular tourist hotspot in south Devon, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a ban...

High-end housebuilder Berkeley Homes says “macro and political uncertainty, including Brexit” is leading to some developers previously building in London to...