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In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...

By Neil Cobbold Recent data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show that 24,260 households served a valid Section...

Like most parts of the UK, the one I live in has a bit of a beef about parking. More precisely,...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

The debate over For Sale and To Let boards continues apace with some local councils wanting to make it difficult or...

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

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

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

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...

A trade body has reported some council search departments to the government for refusing to provide email details and forcing search...

A trade group wants councils and search companies to co-operate more closely during the virus to minimise delays to the remaining...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

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

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...

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

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

  Chancellor Phillip Hammond claims over 60,000 first time buyers have already benefitted from the stamp duty relief he announced at his...

Right To Buy is unsustainable without local councils being given the right to set discounts for their areas and replacing every...

Another Budget, another pledge of new house building: it appears from statements made over the weekend by Chancellor Phillip Hammond that...

Local councils say there must be an immediate and fast-moving review of building regulations in the light of the Grenfell Tower...

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

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

An agency which specialises in land is calling on local councils to play a greater part in the push to create...

A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...

Countrywide has taken the unusual step, for an estate agency group, of stepping into next year’s London mayoral election by setting...