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New Freedom of Information (FOI) data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows that Labour’s plan to introduce a ‘Freedom to Buy’...

The Law Society claims over 29,000 eviction claims in recent months leave “tens of thousands at risk of losing their homes.” The...

New figures published by HMRC show a 7% rise in Capital Gains Tax liabilities on the sale of residential property in...

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

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

David Cox, the former chief executive of ARLA Propertymark and now a senior executive at Rightmove, says it’s unlikely we’ll see...

A new Renters' Rights Bill is to be introduced into Parliament, it's been confirmed today. The announcement was made in the King's...

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

Propertymark has warned Labour’s Deputy Prime Minister against scrapping Section 21 eviction powers without an adequate replacement. If Angela Rayner does fulfil...

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

Propertymark has struck a lukewarm tone in its response to Labour’s housing ambitions. The trade body says that to meet its manifesto...

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

Knight Frank says the incoming Labour government faces a potential clash between what is politically desirable and economically possible, in terms...

The incoming Labour government has a social mandate to support the next generation of homeowners in the UK, says financial PropTech...

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

Regulation of lettings and estate agencies must be a priority for the government elected tomorrow, a PropTech entrepreneur demands. Sián Hemming-Metcalfe of...

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

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

Details have emerged of the first major events of the new government, whatever the result of the General Election on Thursday. Probably...

Labour has stepped up its programme clamping down on what it calls “unscrupulous landlords strangling growth.” Specifically this means ending bidding wars,...

The Scottish National Party, which as part of an alliance with the Greens introduced controversial rent controls in Scotland in 2022,...

Leasehold reform still has a long way to run, according to the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP). The major party manifestos...

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

Two webinars between now and General Election Day will seek to explain what the manifesto pledges mean for the lettings and...

Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private...

A political party has proposed that Capital Gains Tax be equalised with Income Tax - meaning landlords and investors who sold...

Agents, and others in the lettings industry, have given a sceptical response to the Conservative manifesto and its varied pledges about...

The Conservatives have this afternoon set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and...

The future of the UK lettings market will be determined by the July 4 election and now PropTech player Reapit |...

Over the weekend the Conservatives pledged that if elected on July 4 they would permanently scrap stamp duty for first time...

The housing market has suddenly become a major part of the General Election campaign as a result of a challenge thrown...

In an early General Election skirmish, London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of failing to enact key private rental...

Propertymark wants Labour to come clean on its rent control policy, as the party repeatedly flip-flops on the issue. The agents’ body...

A prominent agent campaigning for business tax reform is urging Labour to come clean on its policies for business rates and...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

England’s county councils want the next government to set out a long-term plan for housing, as a new report claims there’s...

Birmingham property agency Davidson Estates has completed the first of what it pledges to be a number of acquisitions with the...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Propertymark has pledged its support for the Good Landlord Charter initiated by Labour Mayor Andy Burnham but has urged for greater...

Agency software suppliers Inventory Base and Street.co.uk has struck an integration partnership that pledges to “drive operational change for property professionals...

The Chancellor has one last chance to come good on the election promise of lowering the burden of business rates –...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...

Winchester council is setting up its own agency to let and manage privately rented homes. Venta Living pledges to provide “high quality,...

Propertymark has urged its members who feel frustrated by the changes to the Scottish Government’s so-called Cost of Living regulations ending...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

Homelessness charity Crisis says the long-standing government pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers can’t come soon enough. The charity has backed...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

With less than a week to go before the Court Meeting and the General Meeting which will decide the fate of...

Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary Michael Gove to remind him of the importance of regulating letting and estate agents. The trade...

An industry supplier owned by the Leaders Romans Group says the government’s pledge to reform - not replace - leasehold should...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the Renters Reform Bill will be mentioned in today’s King’s Speech - and is part of...

Propertymark has pledged its continued support for the annual Smart Meter Awareness Week.  Launched by Smart Energy GB, the UK government-backed campaign...

Propertymark has welcomed the pledge by Housing Secretary Michael Gove not to introduce rent controls in England. The trade body says such...

A lettings and property management platform has broken ranks with much of the industry over the Renters Reform Bill.  While most agents...

The government has pledged that section 21 repossessions will not be scrapped until improvements have been made to the way courts...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

Reapit has inked a deal with fast-expanding PropTech service Kamma to automate information about private rental sector council licensing. This year is...

Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner has given her party’s conference an outline of future policy plans. She says:...

An industry body - the Property Energy Professionals Association - has condemned the Prime Minister’s abandonment of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards...

The owners of one of the first Build To Rent schemes in Edinburgh is bidding to improve the EPC rating while...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

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

Propertymark has branded the plans by Housing Secretary Michael Gove to increase housebuilding “disappointing”. Nathan Emerson, Propertymark chief executive, says: “The UK...

A three branch lettings and sales business which describes itself as one of its region’s fastest growing agencies has named a...

A seasoned property lawyer who has specialised in residential landlord and tenant law for 22 years says she is embarrassed at...

A franchise lettings agency is reported to have agreed to stop potential tenants bidding against each other to secure rental properties. The...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...

A Leaders branch office revamp has been launched with claims of it being fully sustainable. The Lewes branch of Leaders - part...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

LSL Property Services - owner of the Reeds Rains and Your Move brands - says it’s movement of agency branches to...

A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...

The pro-tenant anti-landlord Renters Reform Bill has at last been published by the government which first promised it in 2019. It has...

The main landlord body wants more details behind the soundbite rhetoric of the Renters Referm Bill, launched today in Parliament. Ben Beadle,...

Shelter is telling the government it “must deliver” on the revolution it pledges under the Renters Reform Bill. Chief executive Polly Neate...

PropTech rental platform  Goodlord has partnered with an open banking platform to enhance its tenant referencing service. Goodlord, which first integrated open...

A newspaper says Labour is seeking to woo renter voters by allowing councils to restrict new build homes to first time...

The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament this...

The Cambridge Building Society has invested in two family-sized houses to expand its unique ‘Rent to Home’ rent-return housing scheme. The two...

Leaders lettings agency has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury. The company insists that by 2030 all of its branches will...

Corrupt elites and criminal gangs who abuse the property and financial sectors will be identified and stripped of their cash, the...

Labour’s much-publicised pledge to freeze council tax for the next year excludes empty buy to let properties and second homes it...

A charity is claiming that new powers to evict anti-social private tenants could lead to more homelessness, while those already living...

A prominent lettings agent has criticised leading candidates for the leadership of the Scottish National Party for anti-holiday let policies. David Alexander,...

A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...

Propertymark has told the government it should have three priorities for next month’s Budget. 1. Improving welfare system for vulnerable and low-waged...

The Labour Party is to launch a major review of the private rental sector, led by the head of a London...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

There will be up to six new branches opened this year for the franchise brand Winkworth. The agency made its announcement in...

Propertymark pledges that an event being held next summer will be “colossal” - and will haver the likes of lettings agents...

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

The John Lewis Partnership has agreed a £500m multi-decade joint venture with global investment company abrdn to deliver around 1,000 new...

The government has made a general commitment to work with those who want council tax reforms for Homes in Multiple Occupation. Earlier...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

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