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** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...

The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

Agents and in some cases their brokers continue to do battle with insurers in a bid to secure pay-outs on their...

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...

Owners and investors who may be leaving their properties empty in the current Coronavirus crisis risk having their insurance invalidated. High-end property...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...

Unsourced stories in a number of newspapers over the weekend - all likely to have come from government off-the-record briefings -...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

One of the leading consumer groups has backed the government’s controversial First Homes policy, which aims to give 30 per cent...

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

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

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

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It affects how we handle anxiety, relate to others and impacts...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

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

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has today published the paperwork behind the recent Countrywide £10m accounting controversy. Published on the RICS...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

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...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, who earlier this month told a newspaper that he wanted to introduce a Right To Buy policy for...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

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

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

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Some 10 per cent of Britons now own a second home, a buy to let or an overseas property according to...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

Labour is proposing two methods of controlling house price rises should it win the next General Election - and the ideas...

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

The vast majority of people want homes built as standard for all age groups - a contrary view to those in...

Mortgage lenders are relaxing age limits so that house buyers can still be paying off their home loan well into their...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

Savills’ residential business grew market share last year in the UK despite what it calls “challenging conditions.” In a trading statement to...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

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

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

A platform that allows individual private sellers and landlords to list their properties alongside those from professional agents says it’s not...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’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 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to simplify the system of surveys by scrapping the three current options...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

Technology is transforming the way we comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation. It is providing a consistent approach, reliable outcomes...

The government has quietly scrapped a proposal to force councils to sell off their most valuable assets, which would have included...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

A government announcement this morning claims 121,500 first time buyers have taken advantage of the stamp duty cut introduced at the...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

Industry groups have welcomed Kit Malthouse as housing minister - but make little effort to hide their frustrations, disappointment and disillusionment. Malthouse was announced...

It’s been announced this morning that Dominic Raab - who became housing minister just a few months ago - is to...

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

We’re lucky enough to interact with thousands of landlords and tenants every month. As a result, we get the chance to...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

It’s no secret that technology has changed the way businesses operate, in all sectors. With that has come changes to the...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

The massive wealth of owners over 55 has been revealed by a new survey. They own £938 billion of UK housing, a figure...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

A BBC Radio 5 Live analysis of online reviews has reignited the argument about the glut of positive reviews for Purplebricks...

An insider in a senior position in Humberts says the weekend announcement that it was in talks with proposed administrators to...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

A critic of the conveyancing process has accused a law firm’s charge of £95 for “exchange and completion within five working...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

A new year means new predictions for what’s to come in the letting industry. Sometimes things come to fruition as expected....

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...

Purplebricks has this morning issued an unusual statement to the Stock Exchange blaming a City report for the sharp fall in the...

Connells says it is still unable to comment on whether it will appeal against the Competition Appeals Tribunal verdict of last...

Labour MP Chris Williamson, regarded as an ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is suggesting that high-value homes in England should...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

HM Land Registry says it’s consulting with the legal industry on a proposal to publish a league table of conveyancers who...

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

The operators of a new website which earlier today claimed to have 500,000 property listings appear to have now removed the...

The Court of Appeal Civil Division has today given Connells’ agency Gascoigne Halman the right to appeal against the verdict of...

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

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...

We recently witnessed the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increase the base interest rate for the first time since...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...

Experts suggest that a possible interest rate rise this morning - if it is backed by a majority of members of...

As the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee consider whether to increase base rate later this week, new figures from the...

Pressure is continuing to build on the government to reform stamp duty in next month’s Budget. Firstly a group of senior financial...

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

A senior figure in Countrywide’s management team is to explain the troubled group’s benefits policy to a conference of other employers. Neil...

Like many of Labour’s recent policy proposals, its call for rent controls leaves more questions than answers.  There has been widespread criticism...

And so concludes another party conference season.  We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...

Confidence in buying property remains negative according to the quarterly sentiment measure undertaken by the Building Societies Association. Over a quarter of...

Review service AllAgents has issued a statement explaining why it has suspended the Purplebricks agency. Purplebricks puts much emphasis on public reviews,...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

I’ve written before about the impact of headlines on the property industry. Interest rate speculation.   Market booms and busts. Demand...

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are...

Stephanie Slater died last week, aged 50. Whilst she died from cancer (tragically, only 11 days after diagnosis), it’s the events...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

An insurance provider says small estate agencies are peculiarly vulnerable to cyber attack yet are amongst the least prepared amongst their...

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

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

PwC says the drop in the number of property transactions is the economic indicator where the uncertainty over Brexit is most...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...

First time buyers have finances stretched beyond their means, buy to let is attracting fewer investors because of taxes, and affordability...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

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

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

Average prices in prime central London remained flat in May but are down 6.6 per cent on the year according to...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...

If a political party wants to run a country, it’s probably a good idea that it shows it can at least...

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

Vigilant followers of the Liberal Democrats may have spotted a blog in the name of Mark Pack early yesterday morning, commenting...

The UK Independence Party’s housing policy for the General Election hinges around a huge expansion in modular factory-built housing - but...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

Two more local referendums have, as expected, agreed neighbourhood plans which ban the sale of new-build homes to anyone other than...

Belvoir is continuing with its strategy of selling off its corporate offices, with a new franchisee just completing on the purchase...

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

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...

A substantial new research body is to be launched this summer with a remit of looking at six overlapping aspects of...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...

Wales is the latest part of the UK to formally scrap the policy which was once the flagship of Margaret Thatcher’s...

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...

Business consultancy Jefferies has given a strong endorsement to the digital agency policy set out by LSL Property Services earlier this...

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

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents is rebranding to Propertymark NAEA and the Association of Residential Letting Agents is to be...

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

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...

Whisper it quietly but it appears that NIMBY-ism is on the wane as increasing numbers of voters are recognising the need...

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

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

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

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

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

OnTheMarket is now listing UK commercial properties to rent and for sale.  The portal says this is “closely aligned with its UK residential search...

A firm is warning of “a wave of litigation from home owners who were given inadequate advice from their solicitors or...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

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