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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned this October’s Budget will be “painful.” Speaking as MPs return to Parliament next Monday, he warned...

The General Election had a “less dramatic” impact on the property market than in previous years except for at the high-end...

So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...

The nation heads to the polls today to help choose the next Government. Housing hasn’t been a main feature and most of...

The Stamp Duty exemption for first-time buyers will be returned to £300,000 under a Labour Government. The Labour Party, which is currently...

The manifestos of all major parties tell us little about their true tax and public service plans, a respected financial think...

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

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...

The Labour Party has committed to building 1.5m new homes across the country over the next parliament. Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...

Parliamentary news may have been dominated by the fallout from the Rwanda Bill yesterday but another important piece of legislation also...

The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

The Labour Party has committed to introducing the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules if it wins next year’s General Election. Shadow...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...

The Labour Party has pledged to introduce legislation within its first 100 days of Government to abolish leasehold if it wins...

It has been another busy week in the property sector.  In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...

Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...

The Labour Party has outlined three ways it will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder as it ramps up its...

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

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

One of the founding partners of the well-known agency Slater, Hogg and Howison has died at the age of 76. It was...

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

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

Labour’s shadow housing minister has revealed that it will be two years at least before the party sets out its long-term...

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

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

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

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffiths is pledging to improve the quality of housing for serving military personnel if Labour gets into...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

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

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

Labour MP Chris Williamson, regarded as an ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is suggesting that high-value homes in England should...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

New Zealand’s new Labour prime minister elect has banned non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes anywhere in the country in a...

With the Budget just over a month away, the steady stream of ‘leaks’ continues to grow as journalists and the industry...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

British homeowners have the most confidence in the Conservative Party to run the nation's housing market. A survey of almost 4,500 homeowners,...

The Conservative and Labour party manifestos do not go far enough to tackle problems with the leasehold system. That’s the view of...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

The Labour Party claims there has been a strikingly large reduction in the number of under-45s who own a home -...

Wales has confirmed that it is to scrap the former flagship Thatcherite policy of Right To Buy. Since 1980, 138,423 homes have been...

In case you were wondering, it appears that the Labour party has still to find someone to replace John Healey as...

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...

The haemorrhage of Labour spokespeople now includes the party’s respected shadow housing minister John Healey. His letter to party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

Tomorrow, June 8, is the closing date for submissions to the Labour Party’s latest consultation on housing policy: it is seeking...

As we all know, Peter Redfern is critical to the future of the British housing market and.... What? Wait? You don’t know...

There’s bad news today for Labour members living in homes valued at £1m or more - one of their own MPs...

You might recall a collective sigh of relief emitted by stakeholders in the housing market and private rental sector back in...

The party's over. It's probably the best double entendre in the world of politics right now. For centre or right-leaning Labour...

John Healey - a former housing minister from when Tony Blair was prime minister - has taken the housing post under...

One of the candidates for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party says she wants pensioners to invest in bonds which...

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...

An MP has tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Land Registry to require greater transparency for overseas company purchases...

Andy Burnham, one of four candidates in the electioin to become next Labour leader, is the latest prominent party member to...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...

An estate agent whose office window had displayed Labour posters says he is devastated at an arson and vandalism attack which...

Stella Creasy - a long-time campaigner against what she regards as rogue practices by estate agents and letting agents - now...

Looking back to the 1980s, it was General Election time and Michael Foot had released the Labour party manifesto. The party was...