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There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...

“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...

Mandatory housing targets are back, alongside a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. But can Prime...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...

Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least.    And it is central to their mission, not...

Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically.  The plans...

We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

The rate of inflation held steady last month, raising hopes that the Bank of England will give homebuyers a boost with...

We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

The new Labour Government will set out its legislative agenda today with the King’s Speech set to reveal its policy priorities. Agents...

Propertymark has called for an end to instability over Wales’ housing policy. It comes after Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Vaughan...

Demand for energy efficient new homes is on the rise, according to recent data from Knight Frank. A recent buyer sentiment survey...

Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...

It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...

Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...

The General Election sparked an early summer slowdown for London’s prime housing market, research suggests. Analysis of the prime London housing market...

Propertymark is holding a webinar today covering the likely impact of the General Election on the housing market. Timothy Douglas, head of...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

The Government has dropped the previous Tory Party’s levelling up slogan. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner confirmed the move...

Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...

New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...

Property professionals have called for cross-party support and stability when it comes to housing policy under the new Labour Government after...

So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

Heidi Shackell, chief executive officer at The Lettings Hub said: “The General Election, called in May, halted progress of the Renters'...

As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...

Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset class but more recently, residential property values have taken over....

The nation heads to the polls today to help choose the next Government. Housing hasn’t been a main feature and most of...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

An industry expert has called on agents to actively lobby new MPs to influence housing policy – whoever wins the election. Neil...

Industry commentator Charlie Lamdin has launched a 50-hour live stream to help voters concerned about housing decide how to vote in...

The Conservatives are set to lose nearly half of homeowner votes on Thursday, latest polling from national estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals.  In...

More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...

High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...

It’s all over bar the voting, so let’s cut to the chase. Labour will win on July 4, big time. Even a...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

Institutional investors and "for-profit" registered providers are set to play an increasingly vital role in tackling the UK's affordable housing crisis,...

You may not have seen it, but one of the most important reports published within the housing sector over the past...

An Irish estate agent has come up with a solution to For Sale boards that can get damaged by bad weather. Auctioneera...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

At least 18m homes have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D or below, pushing up gas and electricity bills...

The announcement by the Bank Of England that interest rates will remain fixed at 5.25% for the seventh month in a...

More than half a million homes need to be built by 2031 to clear the current supply backlog. Research from property consultancy...

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

Women in London who are looking to get on the property ladder face significant challenges that prevent them from buying a...

In the first quarter of the year, the UK real estate investment market demonstrated resilience and active participation. Despite ongoing uncertainties,...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

Despite a consultation starting back in 2020, the proposed legislation hadn’t progressed through Parliament and no doubt many landlords who faced...

Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

Agents are being warned about the risk of burnout as research suggests 37% of property professionals won’t be taking a summer...

Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, Savills claims. Research by the agency brand suggests the total value of...

Having spent more than three decades working in the property sector, I’ve come to the conclusion I’ve pretty much seen it...

You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...

New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...

The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...

After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...

Building and development plans Recently, Carter Jonas has marketed development sites which have attracted multiple bids, higher offers than had been anticipated...

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

An agency bond says Labour’s plan to slap VAT on private school fees will have a positive effect on pricing of...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

A political party is pledging that if elected it will make every home in the UK have an EPC rating of...

The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...

The Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto has been published, promising more housebuilding, abolishing leasehold tenures and its own buyer support scheme. Its...

Agents are invited to a webinar on how the General Election will affect the property market. Reapit and PayProp will be hosting...

Stamp Duty reform and first-time buyer support tops the list of what Foxtons would like to see from the next Government. The...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...

In the second of their Election Wishlist series, Leaders Romans Group turn the spotlight on the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Here, National...

Housing has finally made it onto the General Election campaign, albeit with a familiar policy. Labour has unveiled plans for a Freedom...

If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...

Rightmove has criticised the lack of focus on housing policy during the first General Election TV debate this week. Housing was rarely...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

Political parties have been pretty quiet on housing policy during the General Election campaign and industry groups are hopeful that tonight’s...

Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...

House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...

And so we wait. The election, still only a week old and with almost five left to go, has served up main...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...

In what are some of the biggest changes to the residential leasehold sector in the last 21 years since the Commonhold...

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

Stamp Duty reform and more housebuilding top the General Election wish-lists for the property sector. General Election manifestos are yet to be...

Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has become the latest high-profile MP to announce he would step down ahead of July’s General Election. Gove...