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The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July.  Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...

We welcome the thrust of the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement this week on planning reform.  In particular, we support the return of...

All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housebuilding targets under planning reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister...

The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically.  The plans...

New Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used her first speech to reinstate housebuilding targets and pledge to build one and a half...

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

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

Britain's housebuilders are seeing a recovery in buyer interest and land purchasing activity in early 2024, according to the latest Knight...

A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...

The Labour Party is being urged to take the lead on estate agency regulation and help driving up standards in the...

Stamp Duty changes and planning reform should be high on the party conference season agenda, agency executives have suggested. Leaders Roman Group...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to look into issues with the Building Safety Act after MPs claimed leaseholders and Help to...

And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...

House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...

MPs have criticised the lack of detail in the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill when it comes to housebuilding...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

New Housing Secretary Michael Gove is reported to be set to press ahead with plans to pause controversial planning reforms.  It came...

The government is reportedly planning to abandon its next stage of planning reforms. The proposals, previously under consultation, would have given councils...

Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that the First Homes scheme will provide newly built homes at a 30 per cent...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

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

Estate agents have given an enthusiastic endorsement to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals to help boost housing building totals through changes to...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including:   Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...