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If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...

You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...

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

Rishi Sunak has been confirmed as the new Conservative Party leader and will become the next UK Prime Minister. He will replace...

A week-long race to be the next Conservative Party leader and the Prime Minister kicks off this week, or may already...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...

New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been described as a safe pair of hands who could limit the extent of a housing...

New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...

Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...

Housing Secretary Greg Clark, who is also the Levelling Up Secretary, has been caught up in the storm surrounding Rishi Sunak...

A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...

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

Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...

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

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...

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

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

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

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

Labour’s low-profile shadow housing minister, Roberta Blackman-Woods, has come out for Yvette Cooper - herself a former housing minister - in...

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

Labour would introduce the mansion tax within its first 100 days in power, according to party leader Ed Miliband. He says the...

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