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Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

As a property market expert, I have been closely monitoring the challenges faced by the housing market, particularly the issue of...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

The Northern Ireland Executive should seek devolved powers over Stamp Duty, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body has urged the Executive to...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

Leading politicians operating in the housing industry have paid tribute to murdered backbencher Sir David Amess. Housing Secretary Michael Gove tweeted: “David...

Former Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has died at the age of 53. The Conservative ex-Cabinet minister, who was diagnosed with lung cancer...

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

One of the highest profile and most widely respected figures in the British property industry has died suddenly. He was 72. Tony...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

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

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

The old cliche about statistics may be cruel but the government has perhaps left itself open to its use after announcing...

A leading agency chief says the frequent churn of housing ministers means there is only one answer if our industry wants...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s top house builders is warning that the industry must do more to prevent an...

Agents don’t need reminding that Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today are invaluable sources of daily industry news - but...

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...

It has been revealed that the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, appears to be campaigning to oppose a new housing scheme...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

House prices across the UK increased by 9.0 per cent in the year to March, showing a significant rise from the 7.6...

The scores are in: Estate Agent Today has collated forecasts from 10 of the leading estate agency corporates and major business...

The scores are in: here are the top 10 high-end agencies and property analysts' predictions for what 2016 has in store...

I received a call from a prominent agent known to many in the industry this week, asking an unexpected question: he wanted...