The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...
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![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
22 January 2022
From: Features
![Revealed: the hidden threat to 2022’s housing market](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergySupply-1-400x310.jpg)
At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features
![Identity theft and fraud - how it happens and how to prevent it](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Identification-400x310.jpg)
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...
11 December 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
![“It leaves a lot to be desired” - Propertymark’s Budget verdict](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![How can letting agents help tenants with rent arrears?](/upload/images/library/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features
![Housing market needs more help as Covid support measures end - call](/img/default/eat.png)
Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![More agencies back government Kickstart scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
Another property company has announced its participation in the Kickstart scheme. The initiative is aimed at young people aged 16 to 24...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour anger at low-deposit mortgages plan in Budget](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Extending Stamp Duty Holiday is top demand for Budget 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dozens of Tory MPs demand stamp duty extension from Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![How will the end of the furlough scheme affect the rental market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features
![Agents told to use Kickstart scheme to encourage talent at no cost](/img/default/eat.png)
The government’s new Kickstart scheme is the ideal way for agents to encourage new talent without incurring any cost. That’s the view of The...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News
!['No DSS' lawsuits - what do letting agents need to know?](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...
30 May 2020
From: Features
![Conquering Corona - self-employment webinar, more PropTech offers](/img/default/eat.png)
Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Self-employed agents set to benefit from government aid package](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agencies set to benefit from massive emergency business schemes](/img/default/eat.png)
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Big Tory win: but agents warn over Stamp Duty and Section 21](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Home Logbooks, Property MOTs and agent regulation demanded by NAEA](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Housing minister McVey is “reviled” in her local area, claims newspaper](/img/default/eat.png)
The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![No more ‘no DSS’ – is the government wasting its time?](/img/default/eat.png)
Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...