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

As the UK works towards its net zero goal by 2050, Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a Green Hub to support...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

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

A property expert has warned against bans on second home sales and has suggested giving local buyers first refusal instead. It comes after...

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...

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

The Lomond Group has continued on the agency acquisition trail after backing its Thornley Groves brand to snap up Manchester-based Julian...

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

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

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

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 new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...

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

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

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

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

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...

There is pressure growing in Brighton for the city to hold a referendum giving residents the opportunity to ban new build...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...

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

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

There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...

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

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

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

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Warwick Estates has revealed the most in-demand features for new-build buyers. The firm has analysed Rightmove data and found that those buying...

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

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

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...

An independent agency has signed up to an international property sales platform designed to place UK new build developments on the...

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

The UK government will not achieve its pledge of delivering 300,000 new homes a year until 2028, according to analysis from...

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

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...

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...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...

It’s been reported that Foxtons is to create ‘virtual branches’ in as many as 15 UK cities outside London, plus commuter...

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

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

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...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

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...

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...

A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...

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

Covid-19 has caused the number of new homes registered by UK house builders to fall 23 per cent in 2020. The NHBC...

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

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...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

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...

A property law firm is calling on the government to backdate the stamp duty holiday to include those buyers who completed...

Buyer demand for new-build property has bounced back 66 per cent in the six weeks since the resumption of the housing...

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

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

House builder Taylor Wimpey says its reopening show homes and sales centres next week, but for pre-booked appointments only. In a message...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...

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

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

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...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

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...

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a shock warning that mortgage borrowers who purchased properties through the Help To Buy scheme...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

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

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

Prices in Prime Central London dipped again in November according to the property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio. Monthly average prices fell...

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

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

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

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

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

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

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...

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...

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

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...

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...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

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 National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...

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

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

A briefing note for MPs prepared from government statistics shows that housing starts and completions have increased from the lows observed...

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 Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...

LSL Property Services’ Land & New Homes division says it’s set a record by selling 50 per cent of the units...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

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...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

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...

The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...

A survey of owners has revealed that recent leasehold scandals have deterred many would-be buyers from considering new build homes.  The survey,...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

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 weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

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...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

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...

  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...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

One of Britain’s foremost property consultancies has given a relatively upbeat prediction for the UK housing market over the next five...

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...

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

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

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

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

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

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

Every cloud has a silver lining, and a high end prime central London estate agent appears to have found one from...

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

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

The cost of new-build leasehold properties has surged 16 times faster than freeholds according to research from property investment platform. The revelation...

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...

The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

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...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

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

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...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

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

Transactions across Greater London have plummeted - they were down 7.9 per cent over the past three months and a whopping...

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

There’s been a landslide vote to ban new-build second homes in another tourist hotspot. Some 90 per cent of those who voted...

The retirement housing sector has increased its market share considerably in the last two years, creating a 'perfect storm' for estate...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

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

The battle to become the single ombudsman service after the government rationalises the redress system across housing has taken an unexpected...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...

Estate agency Jackson-Stops says it has discovered precisely how many existing home owners understand the difficulties facing first time buyers in...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

London estate agency chain Dexters is expanding its brand once again thanks to a new partnership with Stirling Ackroyd New Homes.  Dexters...

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...

The government has launched a surprise consultation on the creation of a new redress system for customers of agents and others...

Readers of a certain age may remember the spoon-bending eccentric Uri Geller, self-proclaimed friend of Michael Jackson and an almost permanent...

The number of transactions last year dropped to 1.22m - a minor 0.8 per cent drop on the year before and...

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

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...

The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...

Another Budget, another pledge of new house building: it appears from statements made over the weekend by Chancellor Phillip Hammond that...

New figures out this morning show that house builders registered nearly 38,000 new homes in the UK during the third quarter...

The residential research associate director of Cushman & Wakefield says there is now evidence that the Help to Buy equity loan...

A minister has floated the idea that stamp duty could be reduced on homes where sellers have improved energy efficiency. Climate Change...

Respected buying agency Black Brick says there is evidence that prices in prime central London may be stabilising and transactions volumes...

England faces a growing gulf between new build completions and new households being added to the population according to a new...

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...

Long-established central London estate agency Kay & Co is opening what it calls “a stylish new boutique office” on the ground...

Countrywide Surveying Services has been appointed by Virgin Money as its partner to support borrowers for new build, custom build and...

The government says the number of new build homes that have started to be built has surged to the highest level...

Shelter, the campaigning charity that has been hugely critical of private landlords and letting agents in recent years, has now launched...

Savills has reported strong figures for the first half of 2017 across its worldwide activities, but its UK residential divisions have...

The government has poured cold water over industry speculation that Help To Buy could be phased out or significantly modified between...

The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

The government says it wants to ban “unfair” leasehold charges imposed on buyers of new-build homes in England.  Under the measure, subject to...

The government has published the findings of research which suggest that very few local opponents to new homes will be bought...

Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...

The housing market is approaching something of a standstill as the summer holiday season begins according to a downbeat report from...

A leasehold enfranchisement expert wants government action over what he calls the "forgotten casualties" of the recent ground rent scandal.    Louie Burns,...

Government schemes like Help To Buy, supposedly assisting more people get on the ladder, have little impact on improving social mobility...

LonRes has launched a new product which it says helps developers and agents ensure maximum exposure to previously untapped buyers. A new...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

London Central Portfolio, a property investment consultancy, has set out a five point plan for the next government elected this week...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...

There has been widespread praise for the Nationwide building society's crackdown on criteria for mortgages for leasehold new build homes.   From May...

Residents in two parts of Cornwall will vote tomorrow on whether to join the holiday resort of St Ives in banning...

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

More than three quarters of developers want to see the government go into reverse on its stamp duty and mortgage interest...

The number of new homes built in London will reach record levels in 2017, according to high-end agency Savills - but...

“I predict that within a few years, folks advertising properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their property is a...

The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to review the operation of new home structural warranties issued by the National House Building...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Former Conservative minister Michael Portillo has made an outspoken attack on his former party over its switch of housing policy emphasis from...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

A house builder has set aside £7m to spend on repairs to its own new properties after a series of complaints...

What would Norwich’s own Alan Partridge say? An estate agency in the city is offering residents a one-off opportunity - the...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

The government’s attitude of “Nanny knows best” has “squandered another opportunity” to make a real difference to the housing crisis, according...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing it in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

There's bad news for the government in the form of house building targets on the eve of its long-awaited Housing White...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

The end of 2016 saw the launch of 30,000 new build-to-rent (BTR) projects in London alone. With market growth projected to...

The government appears to have slipped back on two deadlines concerning measures key to the property industry. Firstly the consultation on the...

After years of surveys suggesting the UK’s new-build homes were getting smaller, and may even be the smallest in much of...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s top house builders is warning that the industry must do more to prevent an...

The Halifax says house prices across the UK will rise between 1.0 and 4.0 per cent in the next 12 months...

2017 is set to be the first year since 2008 that the UK constructs 200,000 new homes, suggests Redrow, one of...