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A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

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

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

We’re used to stories on how the buying and renting of ‘formal’ accommodation - flats and houses - has become increasingly...

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...

We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...