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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...

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

Women in London who are looking to get on the property ladder face significant challenges that prevent them from buying a...

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

A new senior figure in Purplebricks claims the agency has much in common with selling broadband.  Nick Gunga is the new chief...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...

The cost and time consuming nature of the house moving process is deterring older owners from downsizing, it’s been alleged. An upfront...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

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

The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

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

Home ownership has become a “luxury for the few rather than a privilege for the many”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...

More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

Uncertainty over interest rates continues to dominate the thoughts of many working in the property sector.  Here in his latest column property...

With the Bank of England’s rate rise to five per cent, soaring rents, and the cost-of-living crisis, now is the time...

Having just had an appointment popped into my diary by my car as it apparently told the garage it’s due a...

Sir Kier Starmer has used his speech at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool to set out plans of getting home...

The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...

Late last week, Leeds Building Society announced that it would no longer lend on second homes to concentrate on first-time buyers...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

New rules on leasehold homes came in this week, banning ground rents on new leases but a property expert warns this...

A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a flagship policy today to help more people onto the property ladder. It is...

A significant housing announcement has been promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a part of a sweetener that saw him...

A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

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

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

Only 6.8m homes in England now have mortgages, just 28 per cent of the overall market and about two per cent...

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

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

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

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

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

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a ringing endorsement to home ownership as a central part of the government’s levelling up...

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

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

Over 55,000 households bought homes through the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme in the past financial year - a...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...

The distribution of home ownership across different generations has been a cause of strife according to a think-tank. The Resolution Foundation’s latest...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...

Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

The Conservatives have promised that first time buyers would not pay tax when buying a home in Wales if the party wins...

Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

A new survey reveals the uphill struggle first time buyers appear to be having in securing a mortgage. A study of 1,000...

A new paper from a think tank warns that many low income owner occupiers risk losing their homes when the mortgage...

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

Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

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

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

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

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...

It is now over two months since the introduction of the ban on fees charged to tenants, leaving letting agents with...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

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

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

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

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Some 10 per cent of Britons now own a second home, a buy to let or an overseas property according to...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

Tributes are being paid to David Hall, a senior partner at an agency in the Midlands where he worked for a...