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Uncertainty triggered by the new Labour Government and taxation concerns that await the 30th October Autumn Budget, have made many wealthy...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

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

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

High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

By Jashoda Pindoria, Head of Self Assessment Operations, HMRC Self Assessment need not be daunting with HMRC’s simple steps on getting started....

To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

The Northern Ireland Executive should seek devolved powers over Stamp Duty, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body has urged the Executive to...

Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...

The Bank of England increased interest rates to their highest level since the financial crisis yesterday, prompting fears of higher cost...

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy.  The Institute for Public...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

OnTheMarket’s annual general meeting date has been set for later this month - and it’s likely to be virtual despite expected...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on  borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

One of the country’s highest-profile mortgage lenders, HSBC, is restricting loans on apartments from today. Only buyers of flats who have a...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...

A market commentator says it will take up to three months before the housing market stabilises into the ‘new normal’ after...

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

Only 33 per cent of agents want to return to working the same way as before the Coronavirus crisis, according to...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

You wouldn’t expect anything other than very upscale home offices from an esteemed agency with a wonderful history - and that’s...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...