Labour has unveiled plans that would see indefinite tenancies being introduced should they be returned to government. John Healey, the shadow housing secretary, says the...
With ever increasing pressure on housing in general, and particularly social housing, a charity has called on the Government to build three million new homes...
In an attempt to end the abuse of the leasehold system in the UK, the Government’s Housing Minister, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP announced...
With buy to let mortgage rates at near rock bottom levels and growing numbers of financial products available means that property investment is still a...
Those homeowners looking to extend their properties will be able to do so quickly and easily without the need for a full planning application, with...
All property agents who deal with privately rented properties will be required to sign up to a new scheme that aims to protect both renters’...
The Government announced plans on Friday for a new body of experts tasked with raising property agent standards. Chaired by Lord Best, the new working...
In a surprise announcement at the weekend, housing secretary Sajid Javid has revealed plans to tackle the problems of rogue estate agents and gazumping with...
The government has handed councils £2 million in a bid to crackdown on rogue landlords across the country. As a result, local authorities can now...
In an attempt to make property more affordable for British residents, the Government plans to increase the stamp duty surcharge for foreign buyers. Theresa May...
The number of empty properties in England rose 5.3% to 216,186 long term empty homes in the twelve months to October 2018 according to the...
Figures from property website Rightmove have shown that house prices rose at the lowest rate for the time of year since 2011. This is in...
New Prime Minister Boris Johnson is looking at investing public funds in a new part-buy, part-rent scheme. Leading estate agents, the Romans Leaders Group, have...
The Government announced today that it will ban landlords from evicting tenants at short notice without good reason, as part of its continued shake-up of...
Hailed by the Government as the fix for first time buyers entering the property market, the scheme is apparently not making property more affordable, making...
Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has suggested that the burden of stamp duty – paid when a property is sold – should be switched...
