Spicerhaart has appointed former Countrywide sales manager Victoria Kelly to lead its Land and New Homes division in the Midlands. She has...
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![Tax Break: new call for stamp duty help to free-up larger homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1926931358.jpg)
A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Historic houses campaign for VAT reform](/upload/images/6%20--%20Historic%20houses%20campaign.jpg)
Views are sought from all heritage destinations with listed buildings across the UK to find out how much they pay on...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![The new government, planning policy and challenges ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically. The plans...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Where Labour should start on housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Addressing the housing crisis through technology](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/PropTech%20.jpg)
Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...
10 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills recruits Strutt & Parker agent to Rickmansworth](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Rickmansworth with the appointment of associate director Rozanne Edwards from Strutt & Parker. Edwards...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Simple Solution to Addressing the Housing Shortage](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20The%20simple%20solution%20to%20building%20more%20new%20homes%20.jpg)
There’s a very important first step that needs to be taken in resolving the housing crisis: we need a greater understanding...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![UK housebuilders back in the market for land as outlook brightens](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20UK%20housebuilders%20weekend%20feature%20by%20EAT%20Team.png)
Britain's housebuilders are seeing a recovery in buyer interest and land purchasing activity in early 2024, according to the latest Knight...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande - More To Be Done To Address Housing Imbalance](/upload/images/shutterstock_2271512647(2).jpg)
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Radical reform of Right To Buy demanded by industry group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Will%20the%20post%20Christmas%20boom%20materialise%20this%20year%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: New build data is something to build on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Major house builder warns of subdued property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why new build properties may be best for first-time buyers](/upload/images/4%20Proofed%20--%20Why%20new-build%20homes%20weekend%20features%20by%20Vernon%20Pethard.jpg)
After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Fall in new home registrations is creating crisis for the sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers reject period properties to reduce housing costs - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Homebuyers are snubbing period properties, new analysis suggests. Research by Shawbrook suggests UK buyers are now prioritising sustainability and efficiency over style,...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Brighter start to the year for developers](/upload/images/4%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20Features%20Brighter%20start%20to%20the%20year%20for%20developers%20Chris%20Hemmings(1).jpg)
Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![Bleak outlook for new builds after report of 40 per cent sales slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
Alarm bells are ringing in the new build sales sector after figures have been released by a major house builder. Bellway says...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock rises as demand and sales drop - RICS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Plugging into the Future: Domestic Electric Vehicle Chargepoints](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20Image%20(1).png)
This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...
17 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Zoopla’s software becomes accredited supplier of New Homes Quality Board](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
Zoopla has become the latest accredited supplier of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) for its software that supports housebuilders. It come...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing firm calls for more first-time buyer support as activity declines](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/TenantDispute-400x310.png)
Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Humberts unveils tenth franchise office amid UK expansion plans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Holiday Home Debate - a possible solution](/upload/images/library/HolidayHome-400x310.jpg)
The current period of national solidarity over the death of Queen Elizabeth II has embraced the world of property as it...
17 September 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter: a day in the life of a Conveyancer](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...
13 August 2022
From: Features
![Online agent partners with Help to Buy style lender to boost buyer deposits](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/GoldenHandshake-400x310.jpg)
Online agent Griffin Property Co has become the latest brand to partner with Help to Buy-style equity loan provider Proportunity. The partnership...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Queries raised over 'two-tier' AML system for agents and developers](/upload/images/library/Anti-Money-Laundering-4-400x310.jpg)
An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![New flats marketed as ‘work from home’ units](/upload/images/library/MillennialAtWork-Tat-400x310.jpg)
A developer has converted a 1979s office block into flats which are now being sold as £180,000 to £215,000 work from...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![New homes boast of energy efficiency as price hike looms](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficiency-1-400x310.jpg)
Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Too Many Second Homes? Campaigning MP to meet minister](/upload/images/library/LandlordHouses-400x310.jpg)
A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![“No market” for some prime London flats without outside space](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features
![Top industry company will run New Homes Ombudsman](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark blasts government as house building figures plummet](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![New build prices may soar to cover raft of energy efficiency moves](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/ElectricCar-400x310.jpg)
The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Forget Help To Buy Equity Loan - welcome to Deposit Unlock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![New build sales fail to live up to frenzy seen elsewhere in market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NewHomes-400x310.png)
Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Too many homes built on at-risk floodplains, government told](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Flooding400x310.jpg)
The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![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
![Former Housing Secretary dies at the age of 53](/upload/images/library/JamesBrokenshire-400x310%20(2).jpg)
Former Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has died at the age of 53. The Conservative ex-Cabinet minister, who was diagnosed with lung cancer...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![How affordable is it to buy a new-build house?](/upload/images/library/NewHousing-1-400x310.jpg)
Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...
22 September 2021
From: Features
![Second Homes Targeted - government ‘preparing triple whammy blow’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RobertJenrick-400x310.jpg)
Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![95% mortgages fall flat as few deals actually agreed, claims broker](/img/default/eat.png)
A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Older buyers being excluded from housing market, warns agency](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Size Matters: Houses get smaller as prices soar](/img/default/eat.png)
The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Taylor Wimpey profits over twice sum spent on cladding safety work](/img/default/eat.png)
Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Brexit-fuelled labour shortages overcome by new build developers](/img/default/eat.png)
New data shows the strongest quarter for new build home registrations since 2007. According to NHBC, the new home warranty and insurance...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![People want new homes - but not just anywhere](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are New Builds good enough? Formal consultation begins](/img/default/eat.png)
A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![New build prices set to rise thanks to severe material shortages](/img/default/eat.png)
Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark heaps praise on government’s First Homes policy](/img/default/eat.png)
Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Scrap Stamp Duty and implement annual property tax - call](/img/default/eat.png)
A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pro-Ownership and Anti-NIMBY laws likely in Queen’s Speech](/img/default/eat.png)
Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Petition: should holiday apply when contracts exchange?](/img/default/eat.png)
A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Should Non-Disclosure Agreements be banned in the property industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![How is the property market coping with the third lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features
![Banned? Another housing hotspot ponders second home curbs](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Price caps revealed for buyers using new Help To Buy scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![He's Hired! Apprentice star returns to estate agency industry](/img/default/eat.png)
A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket signs big-name housebuilder to new homes channel](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency group wins exclusive marketing deal with developer](/img/default/eat.png)
The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![New homes delivery to plummet by a third despite high demand](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Buckle up - Wave of law cases possible if off-plan buyers pull out](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Love it or loathe it? Help To Buy to be beefed up after lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
The controversial Help To Buy scheme looks likely to be expanded in breadth and extended in duration to help kick-start the...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty holiday demanded by another industry body](/img/default/eat.png)
Another body is calling for a stamp duty holiday to help resuscitate the housing market following the Coronavirus standstill. The Royal Institute...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket notches up another new-home builder](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has signed auto another new homes builder, Miller Homes. "Miller Homes is the latest large homebuilder to join OnTheMarket and we look forward to introducing the...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![New Homes Ombudsman announced (again) with banning powers](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has - once again - announced the introduction of a New Homes Ombudsman. The news came yesterday when Housing Secretary...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - massive premiums buyers pay for new-build homes](/img/default/eat.png)
New build homes cost 19 per cent more than comparable pre-owned properties according to a new survey - and sometimes 50...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Happy New Decade … and a look back at three EAT stories from 2010](/img/default/eat.png)
Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Bah Humbug - Do we do too much for first-time buyers?](/img/default/eat.png)
There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...
21 December 2019
From: Features
![More London woe - prime prices tumble 20% in just five years](/img/default/eat.png)
Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Prime London new build sales plummet even before SDLT surcharge](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Backfired! Ban on second homes makes it harder for locals to buy](/img/default/eat.png)
A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s housing energy efficiency plan to cost £60 billion](/img/default/eat.png)
A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Election 2019: what agents should expect from the main parties](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Four agencies working with expanded new-build reviews platform](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![England alone needs 340,000 new homes a year, claims new report](/img/default/eat.png)
Around one person in seven in England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable accommodation. The claim comes from the research produced...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - this week’s news and moves in the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Barratt is first house builder to list on OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![London market improves thanks to buyers returning at last](/img/default/eat.png)
A housing market monitor that for some months has been pessimistic about London and the rest of the England and Wales...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![New home registrations fall 9% in just one year](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK during July was nine per cent lower than a...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Not-So-Grand Designs: Kevin McCloud's investors face huge losses](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Backfired! Ban on new-build second homes leads to higher house prices](/img/default/eat.png)
A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Charge! New homes set to have compulsory car-charging points](/img/default/eat.png)
All new-build homes could soon be fitted with an electric car charging point. The government has issued a consultation on the move,...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Damning report says Help To Buy helped many who didn’t need it at all](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![TV ads claim new homes are premium alternatives to second hand ones](/img/default/eat.png)
A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sex Strictly Sells: open plan and marble worktops never looked so good](/img/default/eat.png)
You know the problem with new builds - they’re a bit Marmite aren’t they? Contemporary design is all well and good but…how...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is Help To Buy a Rip Off? First time buyers pay 12% premium](/img/default/eat.png)
First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents slam “regurgitated rhetoric” in Hammond’s damp squib statement](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - your one-stop-shop for the industry's jobs news](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
!['New build market as important as sales and lettings' says Winkworth](/img/default/eat.png)
Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![NTSEAT issues new guidance on redress in leasehold disputes](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes. This guidance contains a...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![New-build premiums may have to be cut to maintain sales - warning](/img/default/eat.png)
A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Distressed sellers offer 20% discounts on London off-plan homes](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tom Durrant, Director of Doctor Photo](/img/default/eat.png)
Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...
09 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
![‘Fewest houses built since WW2’ claims new analysis](/img/default/eat.png)
With one year to go, the 2010s will see housebuilding figures in England come in below any decade since the Second...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Flips Flop: ‘Some new flats sold on for 25% below reservation prices’](/img/default/eat.png)
Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![More branch closures likely if Brexit uncertainty goes on - forecast](/img/default/eat.png)
The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![New builds ‘rise in value far quicker than existing homes’](/img/default/eat.png)
New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...