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Propertymark is holding a webinar today covering the likely impact of the General Election on the housing market. Timothy Douglas, head of...

An industry expert has called on agents to actively lobby new MPs to influence housing policy – whoever wins the election. Neil...

A Labour frontbencher has failed to explain why the party has no plans to reform council tax based, in most cases,...

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...

In the second of their Election Wishlist series, Leaders Romans Group turn the spotlight on the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Here, National...

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

Prime property agency London House, which features in the new Netflix series Buying London, has seen a 30% increase in global...

With election day looming, in the first of a series of articles, experts from property services organisation, Leaders Romans Group, offer...

The Government’s controversial Renters (Reform) Bill has fallen victim to Rishi Sunak’s election announcement and has been shelved. The legislation – which...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

Sir Simon Clarke’s call for Rishi Sunak to be ousted from Downing Street may well express what many of his MP...

Estate agents remain among the least trusted professions, the latest Ipsos Veracity Index has revealed – but there is a silver...

So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...

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

Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance.  Last...

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

Talk about a wasted opportunity. The Conservative party conference - just finished, and possibly the last one before a General Election -...

Propertymark is extending its political engagement and reach by exhibiting at the party conferences this week. The agency trade body will be...

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

The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has repeated calls for Stamp Duty to be scrapped as politicians prepare for party conference...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...

It has been another busy week in the property sector.  In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

I wasn’t completely surprised to read here on Estate Agent Today that our industry remains near the bottom of the league...

Consumer trust in estate agents has declined over the past year, new research claims. The latest Veracity Index from Ipsos Mori, which...

A former Housing Secretary has outlined why the Conservative Party mustn’t abandon its commitment to housebuilding. It comes as some 47 Conservative...

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

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

How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

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

Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...

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

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...

Leading politicians operating in the housing industry have paid tribute to murdered backbencher Sir David Amess. Housing Secretary Michael Gove tweeted: “David...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

Politicians in one of the most exclusive property enclaves are complaining after average house prices have risen around £100,000 in just...

A nationalist party has blasted a Labour government in one national region of the UK for its lack of intervention in...

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

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

First the good news - estate agents are trusted more than politicians and no less than bankers. Now the bad news:...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

The chair of the working group introducing mandatory examinations and qualifications for estate and letting agents says senior politicians will meet...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...

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

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

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

It’s only a week to the Big Day when gore-splattered figures wreak havoc on an unsuspecting industry and nation. But enough about...

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

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

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

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