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A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...

The biggest rental sector headline from Labour’s manifesto may well be its pledge for the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction...

The result of the election isn’t likely to be a gamechanger for the housing market, a prominent business consultancy says.  An analysis...

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...

Labour is launching a new Freedom to Buy scheme to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder, over the next...

The failure of Labour and Conservatives to agree that the Renters Reform Bill should become law by July 4 has been...

Despite once claiming it would abolish Section 21 evictions “on its first day in office”, Labour appears to have gone cool...

Even as he was being elected as Mayor of London for a record-beating third successive time, Sadiq Khan was under pressure...

The political chaos in Scotland presents sensible politicians with an ideal chance to resent housing policies and ditch rent controls. That’s the...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to improve the private rental sector. That’s the view of the Lettings industry...

The date has been set for the Spring Budget - the last before the General Election.  It’s to be on Wednesday March...

Independent polling gives Labour a big lead when it comes to its approach to housing policy. Detailed polling by the Ipsos pollster...

An unnamed Conservative MP cited in a newspaper claims up to 30 colleagues may vote against the Renters Reform Bill in...

Propertymark has given advice to the new Scottish National Party leader and Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf. The trade group’s head of...

There seems to be an industry-wide sigh of relief that Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister. His coronation marks the end of...

Rishi Sunak has won the Conservative leadership campaign and is set to become Prime Minister tomorrow. Over the summer Sunak set out...

The man behind a new survey of tenants’ voting intentions claims the Conservatives need to worry about losing support amongst young...

Propertymark is calling on candidates in next week's Northern Ireland Assembly elections to support policies that will increase housing supply and...

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

Media reports in London suggest that Labour’s hyper-active housing spokesman on the Greater London Assembly may be under threat from Jeremy...

The party conferences of the two main political parties threw up some interesting developments with regards to housing and the rental...

The government has been told is should simply adopt some Labour rental policies or risk losing the next General Election -...

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

The National Landlords Association has rejected a central plank of London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan for housing - the introduction of yet more...

Sadiq Khan, Labour’s choice for London mayoral candidate, has set out his housing policies - with possible rent controls high on...

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