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Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...

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

Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister; she was the ninth housing minister in as many years. Her successor is the...

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

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

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

Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

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

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

The Property Ombudsman role is being advertised. The current Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is giving up the role in November after five years in...

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

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

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

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...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

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

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

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

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

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

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

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

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

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

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

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...

An estate agent is linking a drop in transactions of as much as 20 per cent with the stamp duty increases...

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

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

A London estate agency says one of its buyers wants to delay completion until November 1 “just in case stamp duty...

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

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

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

A new house price index that in June predicted big house price rises over the summer has now repeated its claim,...

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

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

Transactions in the troubled prime London market have actually increased year on year according to Knight Frank’s latest market snapshot. The agency...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

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

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

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

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...

Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...

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

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

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

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

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

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

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

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

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

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

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

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...

If former Chancellor George Osborne thought his 2014 stamp duty reform would produce more income for the government, it appears he...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

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

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

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

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

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

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’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...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...

A series of leasehold roadshows beginning next month in Manchester aims to throw a spotlight on problems associated with the tenure,...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

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

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

A specialist property law firm is calling on the government to speed up changes in the law to avoid abusive leasehold...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

Research by Estate Agent Today reveals that there have been 12 different stamp duty regimes in the UK since the Millennium. What’s...

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...

The former Chancellor George Osborne - architect of drastic stamp duty reform - has come out fighting to defend the tax...

Gazumping is the biggest irritation in the property market to the general public according to a survey of over 2,000 people.  Respondents...

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

The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

A new website has been set up specifically to help leasehold flat owners who have been served a Section 5 Notice...

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

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

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

A leasehold reform campaigner has called on the government to ensure it publishes its report on leasehold reform before the summer recess at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

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

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...

A leasehold reform campaigning group is warning that “it is likely to be many years” before promised leasehold reform becomes law. Leasehold...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

The conveyancing industry regulator has thrown its weight behind the government’s proposals to improve the buying and selling process.  Stephen Ward, director of strategy...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...

One of the most influential select committees in parliament has told the government that it needs to do more - much...

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

A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...

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

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

The government says it is going to look at “bold options” to improve consumer redress across all aspects of housing -...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

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

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...

A conveyancing body says it wants the government to allocate “a small fund” in next week’s Budget to promote research into...

easyProperty, the online agency, says stamp duty should be paid by sellers and not by first time buyers. The online firm’s head...

Jackson-Stops predicts that average UK house prices will remain flat in 2018, with stamp duty, Brexit and political uncertainties taking their...

Nicky Morgan, a former Cabinet minister and now chair of the highly respected Commons' Treasury Select Committee, is the most senior...

Former National Association of Estate Agents president Simon Gerrard is renewing his campaign for the government to adopt two innovative reforms...

HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last...

Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members' Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he...

The largest mutual life pension and insurance company in the UK has added its voice to growing calls for stamp duty...

The head of a major Oxford estate and lettings agency has written an open letter to Chancellor Phillip Hammond urging him...

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

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...

Central London’s housing market is showing a recovery from price falls which followed stamp duty changes in 2014 and 2016 according...

Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has launched a consultation on proposals to reform the house buying...

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...

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

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...

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

If the government slashed stamp duty for the country’s most expensive properties the entire housing market would benefit, an estate agency...

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform has made a hard-hitting submission to formal government consultations on the...

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

Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’.  The summer of...

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

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

Jackson-Stops & Staff, a critic of the stamp duty system since its reform in 2014, now says the government should slash...

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...

The ‘lower priced’ 80 per cent of homes in prime central London are seeing price rises again, giving hope they have...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

For the second time in two weeks, experts are warning that new data protection laws could seriously disrupt the agency industry...

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

Gently rising house values in the mainstream market and problems facing the prime market in the capital mean that over half...

Another senior industry analyst says the time is fast approaching for Rightmove to either shift its focus to take account of...

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

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

Prime London house prices are now 5.3 per cent lower than at the time of the EU referendum admits Savills, following...

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...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

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

Just 27% of property valuations in May were requested by prospective home sellers, according to the latest data from Connells Survey...

As we approach Thursday's General Election, more property professionals have criticised stamp duty and called for the Government to make changes...

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

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

The Conservative and Labour party manifestos do not go far enough to tackle problems with the leasehold system. That’s the view of...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

Conveyancers have backed a call by the Conservatives for reform of the house buying process - and says more up-front information...

A conveyancing expert is calling for sellers to complete and return their property information questionnaire to their conveyancer before there have...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

A ‘disrupter’ estate agent says the English housing market operates in a way that is far less efficient than Scotland’s -...

The Conservatives have this morning announced a reform of the house buying process in the party’s manifesto for the June 8...

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...

The average cost of moving home in the UK was £9,472 in 2016 according to a survey by the Centre for...

Trevor Abrahmsohn, one of London’s best known estate agents and a founder of OnTheMarket, says stamp duty should be split between...

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

The snap General Election on June 8 adds to uncertainty but does not significantly worsen the market for prime properties in...

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

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

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

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

A group campaigning for the reform of money laundering and other accountability laws claims that billions of pounds worth of investment...

The publication of our Strategic Plan, ‘Building the framework for the future’, met with an anticipated degree of positive and not-so-positive...

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

The Conveyancing Association wants the creation of a ‘log book’ and ‘Home Reports’ for each home on sale - reminiscent in...

Property Vision, one of the country’s oldest and most respected buying agencies, has added its voice to those saying that stamp...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

There was nothing doing in the Budget - no stamp duty reform, no second look at mortgage interest tax relief changes,...

Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...

A chronic shortage of affordable housing is forcing councils to spend more than £2m a day on temporary accommodation for homeless...

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

An estate agent and a building society have both advocated radical moves to reform stamp duty - and want Chancellor Phillip...

Ministry of Justice probate fee changes coming into effect this spring will affect all individuals inheriting an estate worth more than...

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

Two reports produced by Savills suggests continuing struggles for high-priced properties in prime locations to combat economic uncertainty and the deterrent...

The Treasury should review the impact of stamp duty on London's market given recent political and economic changes according to London...

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...

Sales of homes in prime central London improved towards the end of 2016 says Savills - but only after prices were...

This is the final Estate Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

The government has announced that its next Budget will be on March 8 next year. Until recently, Budgets and their ‘mini-me’ Autumn...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will put forward proposals in the new year to stop abuses of the leasehold...

New data revealed by investment consultancy Central London Portfolio claims that transactions in prime central areas of the capital have dropped 24...

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

The Conveyancing Association has revised its wish-list of reforms to, in its words, “ensure fewer delays, a less costly process, and...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

Leaseholds Solution - the company behind the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners - says it wants recent proposals to modernise the...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

Phillip Hammond has delivered his first Autumn Statement, tackling amongst other things, what he called “the housing challenge.” The speech made no...

Estate agency Carter Jonas has made critical comments about the high-end housing market, suggesting a combination of factors have created “a toxic landscape”. Rory...

Recent stamp duty changes have resulted in a substantial decline in transaction numbers and HM Revenue & Customs missing its revenue...

Estate agents have spent the weekend finalising their wish-list and lobbying MPs and government ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement. Top of the...

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

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd is the latest to call for reforms to stamp duty, with a claim that prices for the most expensive...

Agents selling homes at the high end of the market have generally welcomed the Daily Telegraph campaign to persuade the Chancellor...

The Daily Telegraph has this morning launched a campaign calling on Chancellor Phillip Hammond to slash stamp duty. The newspaper - a...

The Conveyancers' Association has called for sweeping changes to the house buying and moving system to create a "more certain and...

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