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The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
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Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
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CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
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Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
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Estate agency trade body Propertymark is hoping to “maintain momentum” with newly appointed Housing Secretary Greg Clark. He replaces Michael Gove, who...
08 July 2022
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It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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New housing minister Sajid Javid says the subtle change of name for his department and his own job “reflects this government’s renewed...
09 January 2018
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The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...
08 January 2018
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It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...
06 January 2018
From: Features
A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate...
18 December 2017
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The government says it is going to look at “bold options” to improve consumer redress across all aspects of housing -...
30 November 2017
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A round table will take place tomorrow between some of the country’s leading PropTech experts and the British Property Foundation to...
21 November 2017
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A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...
18 November 2017
From: Features
A conveyancing body says it wants the government to allocate “a small fund” in next week’s Budget to promote research into...
16 November 2017
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Some 12 per cent of transactions in England and Wales so far this year have been subject to gazumping, being sold...
03 November 2017
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An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...
01 November 2017
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A survey conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents reveals that 79 per cent of agents regard the current home-buying...
31 October 2017
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Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has launched a consultation on proposals to reform the house buying...
28 October 2017
From: Features
The government should take a close look at gazundering as well as gazumping in its review of the house sales process,...
27 October 2017
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There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...
23 October 2017
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The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...
22 October 2017
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Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...
21 October 2017
From: Features
Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’. The summer of...
16 September 2017
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The government says the number of new build homes that have started to be built has surged to the highest level...
25 August 2017
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The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...
07 August 2017
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The government has published the findings of research which suggest that very few local opponents to new homes will be bought...
21 July 2017
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The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...
01 July 2017
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New housing minister Alok Sharma is set to make his first key speech this week, at the Housing 2017 conference in...
27 June 2017
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Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...
29 April 2017
From: Features
England has 200,145 long-term empty homes according to an analysis of government figures by an investment company. In London alone, there were...
24 April 2017
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Anyone hoping that the General Election could herald an immediate change of heart by the Conservatives on high levels of stamp...
21 April 2017
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In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
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It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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A trade publication claims the UK’s statistics watchdog is to hold talks with a Whitehall department about the government’s much-vaunted 'one...
21 February 2017
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The government has launched an official consultation process on a package of measures to crack down on what it calls ‘rogue...
14 December 2016
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Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...
09 December 2016
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29 November 2016
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The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to...
07 October 2016
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The government's most publicised measure of housebuilding excludes around a fifth of all new build completions each year, according to a...
22 September 2016
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With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
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The Conveyancing Association says it is continuing to campaign to reform the leasehold transaction process, despite the government saying there is...
02 September 2016
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What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
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Housing minister Brandon Lewis has joined many others across the country in paying tribute to Jo Cox, the Labour MP murdered last...
20 June 2016
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The arrival of a single official house price index comes one step closer later this month with a so-called ‘user event’...
10 March 2016
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Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is claiming that the government’s flagship Starter Homes project could allow properties to be bought by...
29 February 2016
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The government claims 43 per cent of new homes built since the introduction of the Help to Buy equity loan scheme...
16 February 2016
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Communities Secretary Greg Clark will be sacked if there is no improvement in the number of homes built in the next...
28 August 2015
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The government has launched a £26m fund for house builders and developers to demonstrate the range of high quality homes appropriate...
11 August 2015
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It now appears likely that there will be a new government house price index launched in the first half of next...
15 July 2015
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The government says it will publish an action plan this week to explain how it is going to implement some of...
06 July 2015
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The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is delighted to announce their partnership with the award winning mediation provider, Small Claims Mediation (SCM) The...