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The chief executive of Purplebricks says he’s backing Labour’s house building plans because of the state of the private rental sector.  Sam...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has given a warm welcome to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s planning reforms. This week Rayner...

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

Glenigan, regarded as one of the construction industry’s most respected insight and intelligence consultancies, says the sector will enjoy a long-term...

Leaks over the weekend from what would appear to be government sources suggest some 35 new Bills will be in the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans - but it also casts...

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has congratulated Labour on forming the next government but says it must move quickly to...

If Labour wins Thursday’s General Election. expect three major housing announcements within a fortnight. That’s the exclusive claim from the Sunday Times...

The decision of property developer Berkeley Group to enter the private rental sector is bad news for tenants, it’s claimed. Berkeley plans...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

Shelter has spoken out in favour of what it calls “bold” commitments by Labour on the private rental sector and house...

Four fifths of developers believe that the next government needs to do more to support first time buyers, according to the...

Shelter is calling for the construction of 90,000 rental properties each year for a decade - and it claims this would...

Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of suggesting a government proposal for the housing market is high-risk and could even...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to build more affordable homes. The latest data from the Scottish Government itself shows that the...

New housing minister Lee Rowley has spoken out in favour of Build To Rent. At the inaugural Build To Rent Innovators conference...

Senior Labour MP Clive Betts says the party’s official house building policy won’t actually solve the shortage of homes. Labour deputy leader...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

Scotland’s largest letting agent had almost 40,000 viewing requests during July for rental properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow alone. DJ Alexander Ltd...

Research from a property developer suggests that the government needs to deliver an average of 67,500 new homes a quarter by...

Crisis, the homelessness charity, has slammed the government over the growing gap between housing benefit levels and even the lower end...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into how letting agents operate within the private rental sector. It says...

Agents have expressed their anger at the government effectively scrapping any meaningful house building targets. Housing Secretary Michael Gove scrapped the mandatory...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

The National Audit Office has made scathing criticisms of government efforts to build more affordable housing. The public spending watchdog says the...

Cornish MPs have spoken up in the House of Commons to highlight what they claim is the danger of having too...

As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...

A Welsh council has agreed to levy what it calls “a tax premium” on second homes from now until 2027 to...

Research by the British Property Federation shows that there are now 148,046 build-to-rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has accused Labour of being thin on detail when it comes to the housing policies...

Calls by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan to secure powers to implement private sector rent controls are facing increasing opposition. Business organisation...

A report claims that England has just 825 homes for every 1,000 families as a result of two decades of house...

A lettings trade body says a major house builder has blamed, in part, recent tax increases on private landlords as a...

Trade groups have reacted angrily to Labour’s proposal to introduce rent controls if the party enters government.   The announcement, made by Labour...

The Conservatives should introduce rent controls to kick-start a seaside town renaissance, suggests an organisation set up originally by the David Cameron...

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

Sigma Capital, one of the earliest investors in the UK Build To Rent sector, is creating a new brand called Simple...

Legal & General Capital, which is set to be one of the biggest names in the burgeoning Build To Rent sector...

The government’s initiatives to try to increase house building and owner occupation will not stop demand for rented homes rising by...

George Osborne has announced a shock additional 3.0 per cent stamp duty on second homes and buy to let properties. Details are...

Two of Britain's most controversial landlords, Fergus and Judith Wilson, claim demand from prospective tenants is at a record high with...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...