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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...

Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

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

So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...

A new report sheds light on the future of UK town centres, presenting a roadmap for the revitalisation and repurposing of...

Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

The debate over the Green Belt, and the newly branded ‘grey belt’, has made the headlines a lot recently and will...

Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

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

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

Agents are being urged to take extra care when dealing with sales on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity. Kate Stockdale,...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

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

According to the latest English Housing Survey, there were 495,000 second homes in the UK in 2018/19 – a figure said...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

So next week we get to know how high housing is on the Government’s list of priorities. As we wait to see...

Newcastle-based lettings agency Seekers has begun replacing its fleet of cars with electric vehicles. It comes as a clean air zone is...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

The ‘race for space’ is over and the property market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, Nicky Stevenson claims. Stevenson, managing director of...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

Knight Frank’s London New Homes team has ended the year on a record-breaking high, following a successful run of sales over the...

Hamptons is returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 following last year’s Gold win. The agency brand is sponsoring a...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

One of the stranger stories emerging from the fallout of Kwasi Kwarteng’s sacking last Friday has been news that someone in...

Good estate agents are always busy, we get that, but the constant juggling of tasks that could be outsourced to others...

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

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

Despite all the controversy surrounding it in recent years, and various government attempts to address the leasehold scandal, new research from...

Another ‘prestigious’ London location has been added to the Fine & Country roster, with Teddington the latest to open a branch...

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

A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...

The government is being urged to not just treat housebuilding as a numbers game. It comes as the Department for Levelling Up,...

National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...

Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

The total value of all UK homes broke the £8 trillion barrier in 2021 according to Savills - and London is...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

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

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

One year on from the UK’s first stay-at-home order, London has been overtaken as the most searched-for location on Rightmove, according...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics.  The...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...