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One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...

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

Vendors could boost the value of their property by around £13,000 on average by improving its energy efficiency, research suggests. Research by...

In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...

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

A house removal specialist and a consumer property group reckon they’ve discovered the busiest day of the year for moving. It’s Friday...

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

The proportion of 25 to 34 year olds who own their own home in England has risen for the first time...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

This is the busiest week of the year for house moves, with the single busiest day being Friday according to a...

Some 115,000 house moves are delayed annually because of funds not being cleared on time or because sellers have not vacated...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

Conventional wisdom appears to have it that there are fewer owner-occupiers and more renters these days - but that’s not what...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

The latest release of data from the English Housing Survey reveals that the number of under-45s owning their own homes has...

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Property has long been a safe investment. Before the downturn in 2008, sellers were able to gain a healthy capital return.  Post-economic...

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

A respected housing market analyst says “it's a bit cheeky” of housing minister Brandon Lewis to claim credit for figures suggesting...

The goverrnment says new figures show that after a year-after-year decline in the number of people owning their home, starting in...

So housing made itself top of the list of questions by the new Leader of the Opposition’s first PMQs on Wednesday...