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Some 74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced...

Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

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

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

Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...

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

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

One of the main advantages of a PropTech solution is being able to automate the time-intensive and repetitive jobs that employees...

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has been urged to consider a tax overhaul to boost property supply. There have been plenty of...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

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

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

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

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

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

The industry is braced for more anti-money laundering compliance processes according to a risk consultancy. LexisNexis Risk Solutions claims its survey shows...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...

A law firm has spoken out about two possible problems in the government’s much-publicised idea of considering Reservation Agreements as a...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

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

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents, which is to be set up formally from next week, has set out...

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government.  The...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing it in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

2017 is set to be the first year since 2008 that the UK constructs 200,000 new homes, suggests Redrow, one of...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

I can’t remember a time when there were so many changes in the property industry. Forget Brexit and interest rates, the...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is urging the industry to comment on a government initiative aimed at cutting red...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

What are we going to do about Generation Rent? Only as recently as February 2016 did tenants steal the headline away...

Who are you? Chris Coates What does it say on your business card? Chris Coates As a small team we don’t have a hang up...

My suspicion in my December Industry Views column that the Chancellor, George Osborne, holds certain types of property owners in contempt...

The National Association of Estate Agents admits that “take up has been low” in its bid to persuade each member agent to...

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...

"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19...