There’s been a “substantial rise” in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found. Figures from the...
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![Industry Views - There will be no excuses if Labour fails on housing](/upload/images/1%20--%20Industry%20Views%20-%20The%20Housing%20Battleground%20for%20General%20Election%202024.png)
It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Tory Housing Policies Miss Out On Poll Position](/upload/images/1%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Industry%20views%20Tory%20Housing%20Policies(1).png)
You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Sunak vows to maintain first-time buyer Stamp Duty exemption](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
The Conservatives appear to have abandoned plans to reverse Stamp Duty thresholds for first-time buyers if the party returns to power...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Mistakes, milkshakes and military memories - what a week!](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Winds of change set to blow through the PRS](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20flatfair%20May%20PR%20feature%20FD%20by%20Gary%20Wright.jpg)
Win, lose or draw for the political hopefuls standing as candidates in the upcoming general election, it is likely that the...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![General Election 2024: Rightmove ‘disappointed’ at lack of housing focus](/upload/images/Election%20housing%20.jpg)
Rightmove has criticised the lack of focus on housing policy during the first General Election TV debate this week. Housing was rarely...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will housing finally get a mention in first General Election debate?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Political parties have been pretty quiet on housing policy during the General Election campaign and industry groups are hopeful that tonight’s...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove-r and out! Housing Secretary to quit after General Election](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has become the latest high-profile MP to announce he would step down ahead of July’s General Election. Gove...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank revises prime central London price forecasts](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts for prime central London (PCL) and now expects values to fall this year. The...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - July election could be a winner for the property market](/upload/images/2%20--%20Property%20Natter.jpg)
Could it be that a politician has finally done the property market a favour? Rishi Sunak’s decision to call the general election...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![After delays, departures and disruption, Renters (Reform) Bill finally runs out of steam](/upload/images/3%20--%20After%20delays%20departures%20and%20disruption%20RRB%20runs%20out%20of%20steam.jpg)
The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...
25 May 2024
From: Features
![Interest rate cuts more important for housing than election - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2355420851.jpg)
Affordability is a bigger factor for buyers than the confirmed General Election, Savills claims. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set a date...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Sunak really needs to work on his kerb-appeal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Even the most junior of estate agents will tell you that if you are going to bet the house on pulling...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election date set – will the property market pause?](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066(1).jpg)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![EPC targets come back, all is forgiven](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EPC%20targets%20Simon%20Jackson.png)
April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: A week is a lifetime in the property market](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1).jpg)
If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Why Are Housing Ministers So Mediocre These Days?](/upload/images/1%20Whay%20are%20housing%20ministers%20so%20mediocre%20-%20IndustryViews%20(005).png)
Sir Simon Clarke’s call for Rishi Sunak to be ousted from Downing Street may well express what many of his MP...
27 January 2024
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: Four General Election housing ideas that would get my vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Whether a General Election is held in May, November or in January one thing is guaranteed - we can expect to...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark backs end of HS2 land safeguarding](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Propertymark has welcomed a move by the Government to lift restrictions on development along the abandoned HS2 route. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Crystal Balls - Who Knows What's Happening In 2024?](/upload/images/1%20-%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews301223%20.jpg)
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Government hits back at media claims about housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) has hit back at media claims about its housebuilding targets. The Times newspaper...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency remains priority for housebuilders](/upload/images/1%20Energy%20efficiency%20remains%20priority%20for%20housebuilders%20by%20Simon%20Jackson.png)
While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![Agency trade body backs latest brownfield housebuilding fund](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: A Prosecco rather than Champagne Autumn Statement](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco. But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![PM Sunak sacks housing minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
Rachel Maclean has been sacked as housing minister as part of today's Cabinet reshuffle. Maclean had replaced Lucy Frazer as housing minister...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Owners and Landlords pay dearly for Sunak’s eco U-turn - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty cut rumours return](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Stamp Duty reform was back in the news over the weekend amid reports that the Government plans to reform the controversial...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Politicians are pledging a housebuilding revolution but who will build them?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2299201121.jpg)
Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance. Last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents invited to learn about future of energy efficiency rules](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC5-400x310.png)
The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has opened its annual conference in Derby to estate agents and conveyancers for the first...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Party leaders quiet on PRS at conferences](/upload/images/2%20Party%20leaders%20quiet%20on%20PRS%20at%20conferences%20-%20PayProp%20PR%20Op-ed%20by%20Neil%20Cobbold.jpg)
Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...
14 October 2023
From: Features
![Former owners expected to get ‘first refusal’ on scrapped HS2 land - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Landowners who had their land compulsorily purchased by the government for HS2 are being urged to seek expert advice if they...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: A missed opportunity on housing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
I listened carefully, and I even played it back afterwards. But, even now, I remain astonished by what I didn’t hear. On Wednesday, in his...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark calls for clarity for homeowners over HS2](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Agents have slammed the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the Birmingham to Manchester portion of...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Energy upgrades; down but not out](/upload/images/2%20Energy%20upgrades%20-%20down%20but%20not%20out%20by%20Simon%20Jackson%20(1).png)
While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![Energy efficiency remains important to homebuyers and sellers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Inheritance Tax - more families to be hit in 2023/4](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxCoins-400x310.png)
It looks like more families are to be hit with inheritance tax in 2023/4 according to a new forecast. Research from the...
26 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Have mortgage rates peaked?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson.jpg/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson__400x267.jpg)
Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Propertymark: Homeowners must be ‘incentivised not penalised’ towards net zero](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Propertymark has backed delays to the Government’s net zero policies, claiming the shift to more sustainable and environmentally friendly homes should...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government unveils latest planning overhaul to boost housing stock](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Speculation about Gove future as reshuffle likely in September](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New blow for buyer budgets as five-year fixed mortgage rate passes 6%](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
Borrowers have been dealt a new blow after five-year fixed rates passed the 6% barrier yesterday. Moneyfacts data showed the average five-year...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shadow Chancellor slammed for mortgage costs claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been criticised for figures she used when highlighting how much mortgage borrowers are set to see...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
01 July 2023
From: Features
![Labour leader and PM clash over housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/North%20East%20is%20poor%20relation%20PIT%20Team.png)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak clashed over housebuilding and housing market support yesterday. Sir Keir questioned Sunak’s...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pressure grows for mortgage support fund](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing policy must go beyond election cycles - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
Housing policy formation must go beyond electoral cycles, academics have warned. A group of Cambridge University alumni has teamed up to urge...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![PM reveals Tory party members drove ditching of housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak has admitted Conservative Party members were a factor in ditching centralised housing targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Labour outlines housing market policy](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
The Labour Party has outlined three ways it will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder as it ramps up its...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Planning and Net Zero – the need for political change](/upload/images/__thumbs/planning-net-zero.jpg/planning-net-zero__400x267.jpg)
In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...
18 March 2023
From: Features
![Unlucky for some? 13th Housing Minister in a decade quits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Lucy Frazer became the 13th Housing Minister to leave the role in the past decade yesterday after she was promoted to...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property market awaits another Housing Minister](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.png)
Lucy Frazer has been promoted from Housing Minister to Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Rishi Sunak’s latest...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - 2023? Keep calm and carry on](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
14 January 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter – the five biggest property moments of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...
17 December 2022
From: Features
![2023 - this is what’s going to happen](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/HappyNY-400x310.png)
Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...
10 December 2022
From: Features
![PM sticks to debunked 'record housebuilding' claim](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday repeated previously debunked claims that the Government is building record numbers of homes. Housebuilding have returned to...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: Chancellor urged not to further tax homeownership](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/_JeremyHunt%20_400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should be wary of placing a greater financial burden on homeowners in next weeks’s Autumn Statement, an agent...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Gove’s ministerial team confirmed with new Housing Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
MP for South East Cambridgeshire Lucy Frazer has been confirmed as the latest Housing Minister as part of a department reshuffle. Michael...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Scotland’s property sale stock up 40%](/upload/images/Locations/ScotlandFlag400x310.png)
Agency sale stock has improved by almost 40% in parts of Scotland over the past month, new research claims. Analysis by Scottish...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fact checkers slam new PM’s claims of ‘record housebuilding’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak may have been Prime Minister for under a week but he has already received the Full Fact treatment. Speaking at...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency trade body calls for Stamp Duty holiday on additional homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
Propertmark is calling for a 12 month exemption on additional Stamp Duty rates to boost rental property supply. The issue will be...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Analysts assess how far back Sunak can help push mortgage rates](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Under Rishi - don’t expect much (but be grateful for that)](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...
29 October 2022
From: Features
![Michael Gove 'gets it' - why his return is good news for the industry](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...
29 October 2022
From: Features
![Gove urged to 'go further' on return as Housing Secretary](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents have already filled Michael Gove's inbox with property-related tasks after he returned as Housing Secretary yesterday. New Prime Minister Rishi...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Michael Gove returns as Housing Secretary in Sunak's reshuffle](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
Michael Gove has returned to frontline politics and his previous role as Levelling Up and Housing Secretary. He is among the new...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Simon Clarke quits as Housing Secretary](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Housing Secretary Simon Clarke has left Cabinet after Rishi Sunak officially entered Downing Street as Prime Minister this morning. Clarke cited his...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ready for Rishi? Sector hopes for market clarity under PM Sunak](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Property professionals are hoping for calmer markets after Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new UK Prime Minister yesterday. Sunak won the...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi Sunak confirmed as new UK Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![A new week, a new PM – and yet another Housing Secretary?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament_UKPolitics-400x310.png)
A week-long race to be the next Conservative Party leader and the Prime Minister kicks off this week, or may already...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary ‘backs Boris’ to return as PM](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-3-400x310.png)
Levelling Up and Housing Secretary Simon Clarke has given his backing for a return of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. Clarke was...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight: ministerial changes have slipped under the radar](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/GovernmentImage-400x310.jpg)
There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...
24 September 2022
From: Features
![Agents highlight property priorities for the new Prime Minister](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss-400x310.png)
From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Uncertainty remains over housing’s importance to new PM, says expert](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
A property expert has claimed that it remains to be seen where housing will feature in the upcoming political agenda. Nicky Stevenson,...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Greg Clark caught up in Rishi Sunak ‘deprived areas’ furore](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/GregClark-400x310.png)
Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cost-of-living crisis – will it start to reduce the number of active buyers?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-5-400x310.jpg)
The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![EAT poll: Who do agents back as the next Prime Minister?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing ‘airbrushed’ out of Tory leadership race](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/TrussSunak-400x310.png)
The Tory leadership debates have covered everything from taxes to trans rights but industry executives have lamented the lack of focus...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rishi-Tweedle-Dum and Liz-Tweedle-DumDum](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
![Tory leadership race: Candidates urged to commit to housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today – PropTech shows Britain can still be a leader on the world stage](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cabinet chaos: Housing minister resigns as Johnson clings on](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
Housing minister Stuart Andrew has become the latest minister to resign from the government. More than 15 government ministers and officials have...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary holds on amid Cabinet exits](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid sensationally quit as Chancellor and Health Secretary respectively this evening but Housing Secretary Michael Gove is...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Proptech and the future of the UK’s economy and property market](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...
23 April 2022
From: Features
![Sigh of relief that Sunak avoids hurting housing market](/upload/images/library/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Income Tax cut and VAT scrapped on home energy efficiency measures](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC rakes it in as stamp duty receipts surge to record high](/upload/images/library/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Coming ‘Budget’ - What’s In Store For Agents?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features
![Agents back stamp duty incentives to drive energy efficiency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty rebates for buyers of homes with good EPCs - call](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features
![High Street Endorsement - agencies celebrate new branch openings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/OpeningHours400x310.jpg)
The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Budget 2021 aftermath - did the chancellor target property for tax revenue?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features
![Lies, Damned Lies, and House Building Targets](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![Autumn Budget: will Sunak’s pledges create opportunities for agents in the new-build sector?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features
![Tax Shock: 1% stamp duty rise was considered for Budget](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent Alert: Capital Gains Tax rules change kicked in at midnight](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all. For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding Tax on Developers - not everyone is in favour](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CladdingScandal2-400x310.png)
There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portals hit out at lack of details over pledges for new homes](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...