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There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...

A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...

Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...

Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...

Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...

The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

A EweMove franchisee has revealed how her first sale was so successful that it convinced the vendor to become an estate...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...

Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

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

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

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

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

Last week’s acquisition of high-end agency Cluttons from pre-pack administration is to be investigated by the Pension Protection Fund. We reported on...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten top tips for growing your business.  We plan to...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their recent legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Many people think property a better prospect than a pension when it comes to long term financial security in retirement -...

Another online petition has been launched against one of Chancellor George Osborne’s fiscal measures seen as an attack on the private...

Who are you?  Chris Rundle, What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of GK Signs.  How long has GK Signs...

Once you go beyond the industry’s anger about the Chancellor’s three per cent stamp duty surcharge – and that’s an anger...

More downsizing could release almost three million homes into the market according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Its latest policy...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...

Q: What does it say on your business card?   The support network for quality agents Q: Who is Agent Tracker?   Agent Tracker...

Under new pension freedom reforms, people aged 55 and over can access as much of their savings from their defined contributions...