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Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...
01 February 2021
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Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...
23 November 2020
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There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...
02 November 2020
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The Times has revealed new allegations concerning the behaviour of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The Cabinet member has been under the spotlight...
25 September 2020
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Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...
21 August 2020
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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that the First Homes scheme will provide newly built homes at a 30 per cent...
07 August 2020
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Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...
22 July 2020
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The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...
30 June 2020
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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...
22 June 2020
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Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
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Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
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The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
05 June 2020
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The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...
04 June 2020
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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...
28 May 2020
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Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...
26 May 2020
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Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...
12 May 2020
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Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...
05 May 2020
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Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...
04 May 2020
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The government has - once again - announced the introduction of a New Homes Ombudsman. The news came yesterday when Housing Secretary...
25 February 2020
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Unsourced stories in a number of newspapers over the weekend - all likely to have come from government off-the-record briefings -...
10 February 2020
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The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...
07 February 2020
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The chair of the working group introducing mandatory examinations and qualifications for estate and letting agents says senior politicians will meet...
04 February 2020
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He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...
16 January 2020
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An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
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The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...
24 September 2019
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The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...
28 August 2019
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Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...