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EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

Councils across England could make an additional £540m a year in council tax on empty homes after new rules came into...

Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...

The Government has given local authorities powers to double the council tax charged on long-term empty homes after 12 months. The time...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...

Propertymark has expressed its opposition to Scottish Government plans to increase council tax premiums on second homes. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s...

Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are due to be held on 5 May and agents are hoping that housing remains...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

Agents have told Housing Secretary Michael Gove that his Levelling Up agenda needs to include positive efforts to bring hundreds of...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

New research shows an estimated £200 billion worth of property sat vacant across Britain’s housing market - up 2.1 per cent...

A new guide to help avoid property title fraud, where home ownership can be stolen, has been released by the Fraud...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

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

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

A property quango wants industry experts to join its board - and will pay £25,000 a year for what it calls...

There are currently 341,419 homes across England, Scotland and Wales that have been vacant for at least six months.  Collectively, these homes...

A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...

Councils across England will have new powers to charge dramatically more council tax on homes left empty for many years following...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

A London agency says it’s angry that out of 200,000 homes officially classified as long term empty across the UK, just...

The Green Party, one of the final political groups to launch their manifesto for the June 8 General Election, wants an end...

England has 200,145 long-term empty homes according to an analysis of government figures by an investment company.  In London alone, there were...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

A housing body says that, rather than presiding over a worsening housing crisis as many suggest, David Cameron has actually left...

The government says a raft of measures it has introduced means the number of empty homes across the UK is now...

What are we going to do about Generation Rent? Only as recently as February 2016 did tenants steal the headline away...

Estate agents have been accused of flouting the rules by erecting For Sale and To Let signs despite a voluntary ban. The...