6+ day, 21+ min ago   (307+ words) Complaints to the New Homes Ombudsman tripled in the last year, with a higher number being upheld. The ombudsman’s annual report shows that the number of cases received increased from 593 in 2024/25 to 1,802. Meanwhile, the proportion of decisions in favour of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed rising star Katie Lam (pictured) as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. She faces Angela Rayner as her opposite number in the House of Commons. Lam was chosen…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) Britain has an “acute and entrenched housing crisis”, the housing minister has said. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, Matthew Pennycook revealed that the Government needed “do more” to solve the crisis. In particular, he said a massive council homes…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (949+ words) I’ve spent more than fifty years working in conveyancing, thirty of them at the coal face, and founded the Bold Legal Group along the way. In that time, I’ve watched countless transactions drag on, or fall apart entirely, not because…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (484+ words) London continues to exert significant pull among international buyers as a place to live, learn and invest in, research suggests. The attractiveness of the capital may have been hit in recent years by Brexit, higher taxes and extra Stamp Duty…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (322+ words) Almost all estate agents support the Government’s reforms of the homebuying system believing that they will make it faster and more stable. An overwhelming 95% say they back the changes, including binding agreements, according to the latest survey by GetAgent. A…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (429+ words) The former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has argued a case for a new Land Value Tax – but warns that it may take up to five years to be introduced. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, Sir John…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (940+ words) Landlords face £7K fine amid heatwave hazards What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and more a coronation. When your greatest obstacle is finding 81 MPs…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (243+ words) Restoring confidence in flats among first-time buyers is essential if the housing market is to regain momentum, according to Hill Group’s CEO, Andy Hill (pictured). He says flats were once the first step on the property ladder for many buyers…...