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We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

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

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

Agents are invited to a webinar on how the General Election will affect the property market. Reapit and PayProp will be hosting...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

Stamp Duty reform and more housebuilding top the General Election wish-lists for the property sector. General Election manifestos are yet to be...

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

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

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

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

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

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

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

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

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

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

Home ownership has halved for young families across some parts of the UK according to a charity.  The Resolution Foundation says its...

News headlines talk more and more about a slowdown in the property market, a drop in house prices and the need...

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

Now that the General Election results have been counted and verified, and now that a new parliament has been sworn in,...

Demand for property is at the lowest level it has been since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...

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