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Data reforms announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month could speed-up property sales, an anti-money laundering (AML) expert claims. While property...

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

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 government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

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

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

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

Agents are being urged not to fear exams when it comes to new industry qualifications for the sector. The industry is still awaiting...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

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

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

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

The detailed paperwork accompanying the Queen’s Speech includes the Conservative party manifesto pledge to streamline house buying - but gives no...

One million people will need to be recruited by 2020 if the housebuilding industry is to build the number of homes...