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

It's emerged that Homes England and HMRC have explored possible fraud within the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme. This formed part of...

The Government has unveiled a pilot scheme aimed to help more flat owners whose homes have become unsafe and, in some...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...

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

The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended...

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched by the newly-rebadged Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...

It didn’t take long - within 24 hours of high-flying Tory Dominic Raab being named as housing minister, so there was...