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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...

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...

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

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

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 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,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

“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...

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

House prices will stall in 2017 and there won’t by any significant improvement in affordability for many hard-pressed buyers - but...

A housebuilder that has in the past profited from its concentration on high-end London schemes says demand for its units is...

A solicitor has asked how the ban on the sale of new-build apartments and houses to holiday home buyers in a...

Barratt Homes, the UK’s largest housebuilder, is slashing the asking prices of some of its most expensive London homes by 10 per cent. In...

There are now around 715,000 homes classed as ‘retirement housing’ which is equivalent to about 2.6 per cent of total housing stock. The...

A campaign group says it wants to state the case for more new homes in a county which until now has...

Countryside Properties and Telford Homes are the latest housebuilders to report good trading conditions following the result of the EU referendum. Countryside,...

A key decision that may have far-reaching implications for the sale of holiday homes has been delayed by a High Court...

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...

The government says its latest release of figures from its various Help to Buy schemes show that over 185,000 people have...

The government's most publicised measure of housebuilding excludes around a fifth of all new build completions each year, according to a...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

Barratt Homes is the latest housebuilder to report strong figures - for the period up to the EU referendum - with...

The government’s housing policy, while helpful outside London, has had a negative effect on the capital according to one of the...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

The see-saw of conflcting post-Brexit indicators is continuing with figures from house builder Persimmon suggesting a strong housing market - contradicting...

Rentplus, a business providing Rent To Buy homes, has announced that it has new funding of £20m - on top of...

Square foot prices at one of central London’s most controversial new developments - Nine Elms - are down eight per cent...

There has been another indicator that the Brexit effect on the UK housing market has been less severe than some anticipated. Bovis...

Councils have started replacing just one sixth of the number of homes sold under Right To Buy in England in the...

There is likely to be an October court date set for a judicial review into a ban on new-build houses and...

It has been revealed that the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, appears to be campaigning to oppose a new housing scheme...

nu-move online estate agents -The Future of Property Nu-move is an online venture that has been created to meet the demand...

Humberts is introducing what it calls a ‘personal assistant’ for retirees in a bid to woo the growing market of elderly...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners says more leaseholders are complaining of inflated service charges for maintenance, upkeep and communal areas.  The...

The service charges for new-build flats coming on to the market this year are on average 96 per cent higher than...

Research from a residential investment consultancy throws light on the extraordinary large pipeline of new homes to be built in central London,...

JLL says the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties and second homes has obliged it to downgrade its forecast...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

Discounted starter homes could be out of reach for the majority of families in need of an affordable home in many...

The government claims 43 per cent of new homes built since the introduction of the Help to Buy equity loan scheme...

A newspaper article claims that Rightmove and Zoopla are “awash” with what it calls “the unofficial resales of flats in developments...

More than half of the new homes being built today are not big enough to meet the needs of the people...

The Bow Group - a think-tank that was previously a solid backer of the Tories but has recently flirted with UKIP...

The agency marketing expert Doctor Photo has launched what he calls a ‘digital surgery’ to provide agents and developers with images...

High-end property business Savills has launched a new service called Retirement Living, aimed at securing business from retirement scheme developers. The team...

Registrations for new private homes rose 17 per cent in the three months to the end of May when compared to...

The National Association of Estate Agents says HMRC have been making unscheduled visits to individual agency offices to check on their...