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A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

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

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

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

New Housing Secretary Michael Gove is reported to be set to press ahead with plans to pause controversial planning reforms.  It came...

The government is reportedly planning to abandon its next stage of planning reforms. The proposals, previously under consultation, would have given councils...

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

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

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...

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

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...

Estate agents have given an enthusiastic endorsement to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals to help boost housing building totals through changes to...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including:   Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...