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The Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto has been published, promising more housebuilding, abolishing leasehold tenures and its own buyer support scheme. Its...

So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...

Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...

Mortgage rates have officially broken the 6% barrier. Average rates for home loans are now back at the level that prompted the...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

The Government is being urged to create a mortgage protection fund to support homeowners who are struggling with repayments. It comes as...

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

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

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

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,...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

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

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

A Conservative council in London says it is to be the first local authority in the UK to levy a voluntary...

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...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

If a political party wants to run a country, it’s probably a good idea that it shows it can at least...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Vigilant followers of the Liberal Democrats may have spotted a blog in the name of Mark Pack early yesterday morning, commenting...

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

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

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...

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...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Speculation was rife over the weekend that the government would today announce major changes to housing policy - possibly shifting the...

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...

Running a business is not easy, but sometimes it becomes harder because we are expected to modify our behaviour due to...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Agents' boards get a lot of stick. Many see them as stains on the landscape, some see them as useless in...

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is claiming that the government’s flagship Starter Homes project could allow properties to be bought by...

There is still no word on when a police investigation will report on alleged irregularities said to involve the buy to...

Young prospective buyers will be able to pay the equivalent of rent on a property which they then go on to...

The government claims that over 36,000 new home owners have been created through Right to Buy since 2012. Figures released by the...

One of London’s biggest property sales of the year so far completed a few weeks before last month’s election, despite fears at...

After a night of remarkable election results, it looks likely that much of the residential property industry - which was strongly...

There's bad news for Britain’s politicians who are using house-building targets as policy objectives in the election - over two thirds...

The Economist appears to have cut through the arguments over mansion tax - and its conclusion may upset those who think...

With another hung parliament looking increasingly likely, the so-called ‘challenger parties’ look set to have a major say in who forms...

The Liberal Democrats want local authorities to have the power to charge 200 per cent council tax on second homes. Party leader...

Former Conservative housing minister Kris Hopkins warned two years ago that allowing housing associations to sell their stock was a policy...