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The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

SINCE the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any – grey belt....

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

MPs have begun the process of electing the next chairperson of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the new Parliament. The chairman...

All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housebuilding targets under planning reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically.  The plans...

We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

The Government has dropped the previous Tory Party’s levelling up slogan. Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner confirmed the move...

Fintech firm CLSQ has launched a tool to give mortgage lenders access to real-time Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data. The product, called...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...

The Labour Party has committed to building 1.5m new homes across the country over the next parliament. Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...

The task of obtaining material information is more difficult than it appears for estate agents, Rightmove has warned. The portal revealed in...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...

MPs are set to begin their inquiry into improving the home buying and selling process today. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

Agents Giving says its Fundraising Champions of the Year Awards 2024 are now open for entries. You can enter the awards yourself...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase.  The Government has two...

MPs have launched an inquiry on improving the home buying and selling process in England. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC)...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

A network uniting ethical estate agents has officially launched today with 25 members. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) is led by industry...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

An estate agency based in the heart of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities has faced backlash after one of its...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Webbers Estate Agents is marking its 100th anniversary this year. The South West-based agent, an exclusive Guild of Property Professionals member in...

As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...

The Government recently consulted upon a revised approach to local plans. Throughout the consultation document, frequent use is made of the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) has hit back at media claims about its housebuilding targets. The Times newspaper...

In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...

Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Fisher German is celebrating moving into its new office in the heart of Birmingham as it looks to grow its influence...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

By Neil Cobbold Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...

What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)  was this week due to conclude its consultation on proposed changes to...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

MPs have expressed “concern and disappointment” at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for its persistent poor performance...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has been urged to reveal its current assessment of the risk of...

The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

Labour’s Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner is to add the housing brief to her deputy leader role. She takes over from Lisa Nandy...

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

I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...

Keir Starmer’s announcement about building on the Green Belt attracted some contentious headlines. It immediately thrust housing and planning into the...

Propertymark has written to the Government to ask why attempts to protect leaseholders are being ignored. It comes as the Earl of...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Housing Minister Rachel Maclean MP is probably looking forward to her summer break this year. But wherever she's going and whatever she's...

Like most parts of the UK, the one I live in has a bit of a beef about parking. More precisely,...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Agents and other businesses are being encouraged back a new joint initiative from employee protection firm Peoplesafe and the Crimestoppers charity. The...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

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

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

Industry charity Agents Giving is asking the property industry to rally together for local food banks this week and beyond. Agents Giving...

Another Keller Williams UK (KWUK) market centre is set to close its doors but it is unclear who made the decision...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Labour says it will reform how land is valued under Compulsory Purchase Order powers in a bid to increase house building...

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...