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There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...
23 December 2023
From: Features
A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...
12 August 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...
18 March 2023
From: Features
Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...
09 July 2022
From: Features
This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...
11 June 2022
From: Features
A EweMove franchisee has revealed how her first sale was so successful that it convinced the vendor to become an estate...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...
18 December 2021
From: Features
Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...
17 April 2021
From: Features
The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...
30 May 2020
From: Features
Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...
08 February 2020
From: Breaking News
In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features
The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...
25 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick - but his new housing...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News
It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features
Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...
09 March 2019
From: Features
With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content
The little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse has been named as the new housing minister. He takes over from the high-flying Dominic Raab,...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News
A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News
There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...
18 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content
Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features
Last week’s acquisition of high-end agency Cluttons from pre-pack administration is to be investigated by the Pension Protection Fund. We reported on...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten top tips for growing your business. We plan to...
22 April 2017
From: Features
The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features
Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their recent legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to...
14 October 2016
From: Features
The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
09 September 2016
From: Features
Many people think property a better prospect than a pension when it comes to long term financial security in retirement -...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Another online petition has been launched against one of Chancellor George Osborne’s fiscal measures seen as an attack on the private...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Chris Rundle, What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of GK Signs. How long has GK Signs...
07 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview
Once you go beyond the industry’s anger about the Chancellor’s three per cent stamp duty surcharge – and that’s an anger...
27 November 2015
From: Features
More downsizing could release almost three million homes into the market according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Its latest policy...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...
07 August 2015
From: Features
Q: What does it say on your business card? The support network for quality agents Q: Who is Agent Tracker? Agent Tracker...