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A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...

Leasehold campaigners are urging anyone responding to the Government’s consultation on ground rents reform to boycott all options but capping them...

The Government has outlined five proposals to reduce ground rents for existing leaseholders as its latest attempt to reform the sector...

Campaigners and commentators have reacted cautiously to leasehold reform proposals put forward in the King’s Speech. The King took part in his...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) is seeking feedback from agents on proposals that it feels will “revolutionise moving home...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)  was this week due to conclude its consultation on proposed changes to...

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

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...

The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak clashed over housebuilding and housing market support yesterday. Sir Keir questioned Sunak’s...

Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...

The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...

The investment group which today withdrew an offer to buy Purplebricks says it did so because "the financial condition of Purplebricks...

A rival offer could be on the cards for Purplebricks. The online brand has revealed that it has received an indicative proposal...

A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...

Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

A controversial change due to be brought about in the proposed Renters’ Reform Bill is the abolition of Section 21 ‘no...

Rishi Sunak has admitted Conservative Party members were a factor in ditching centralised housing targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory...

Mystery surrounds the current position and owner of the Douglas & Gordon sales business as documents reveal the events that led...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has rebuffed a surprise approach from a non-shareholder in the business to overhaul the brand and let him join...

Half of Estate Agent Today readers agree that industry regulations and minimum qualifications will improve standards in the sector but a...

Agency software providers Street.co.uk and Acaboom have entered into a strategic partnership. Agents will be able to access both products from one...

Agents have expressed disappointment at the lack of support for homeowners and landlords to make their homes more energy efficient. It comes...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...

The Government has officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets as it brings its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill...

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

Simon Clarke is set for his first grilling by MPs as Levelling Up and Housing Secretary. Clarke will be questioned by the...

A land agent has called for the planning process to be privatised as it hits out at the Government’s focus on...

Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...

Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...

MPs have criticised the lack of detail in the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill when it comes to housebuilding...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

Zoopla has informed employees of staff cuts this morning. It has entered a consultation process with employees across a number of teams...

A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...

Boris Johnson has promised a review of the mortgage market and housing benefit rules to help more people to get on...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

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

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

OnTheMarket is seeking shareholder approval for a proposed cancellation of capital.  The portal said in a stockmarket update this morning that this...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

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

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

RICS has appointed Lord Michael Bichard to lead a wide-ranging independent review into the governance and purpose of the institution. The review...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...

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

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...