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When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

Housing minister Stuart Andrew has become the latest minister to resign from the government. More than 15 government ministers and officials have...

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid sensationally quit as Chancellor and Health Secretary respectively this evening but Housing Secretary Michael Gove is...

A London estate agent has broken ranks with much of the industry and instead of welcoming the stamp duty holiday has...

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

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...

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

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...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...

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

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

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

The government says it will be releasing details of its ideas to revamp redress systems concerning agents and new homes “in...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

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

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

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

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

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

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

The game of musical chairs that has so often gone on with politicians in charge of housing continues today with the...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

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

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

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

The government has launched a surprise consultation on the creation of a new redress system for customers of agents and others...

One of the three government-approved redress schemes for estate and letting agents says it’s quitting the sector this year - but...

A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched by the newly-rebadged Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...

In a surprise announcement this lunchtime, Dominic Raab has been appointed as housing minister. Raab, the 16th housing minister in the past...

New housing minister Sajid Javid says the subtle change of name for his department and his own job “reflects this government’s renewed...

The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...

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,...

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...

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

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

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

The government should take a close look at gazundering as well as gazumping in its review of the house sales process,...

The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...

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

Employers and government should introduce auto-enrolment of monthly salaries to allow people aged 18 to 40 to save for deposits on...

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...

The government says it wants to ban “unfair” leasehold charges imposed on buyers of new-build homes in England.  Under the measure, subject to...

Anyone hoping that the General Election could herald an immediate change of heart by the Conservatives on high levels of stamp...

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

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government.  The...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing it in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

Confusion surrounds the timing of the government’s eagerly-anticipated White Paper on housing. Respected property industry weekly magazine Estates Gazette has tweeted that...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

The almost non-stop series of tax changes affecting all aspects of the housing market in recent years looks set to continue...

The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to...

There has been widespread scepticism from many within the industry that the government will miss its latest house building targets, despite...

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...

The government's consultation on the proposed privatisation of the Land Registry closes today. Interested parties have had since March 24 to give...