1+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) Much is being made at the moment about what to do with Britain’s ‘deserted’ high streets, a topic high on many estate agency owners’ agendas as their firms face higher and higher rents and business rates despite diminishing footfall. This…...

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   (466+ words) Analysis by lettings agency brand Benham and Reeves found that almost two-thirds – at 62.7% – of landlords intend to maintain their current portfolio over the next year, while just 3.9% plan to expand. The research ranks landlord taxation ranking as both the biggest…...

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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1317+ words) Thank goodness the wooden-headed former Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is now firmly part of the history books. To replace him, we have the ‘hey-Ho, off to work we go’ Mr. Burnham and, judging by his obsession with ‘buuuses’ and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Policymakers should treat landlords and tenants as if they are on the same side or risk a shortfall of rental properties, an industry expert claims. It comes as the latest Landlord Trends data from Pegasus Insight, shows tenant demand has…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) One of the most interesting reports this month is not so much from the property indices, but from GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index is a useful early indicator of future housing market activity because it measures…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1060+ words) Reform of ground rents is long overdue and the Government is committed to capping most existing long residential ground rents at £250 a year, before reducing them to a peppercorn after 40 years through the forthcoming Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. The…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (688+ words) When the Renters’ Rights Act became law on 1st May, ministers billed it as “the biggest shake-up to renters’ rights in a generation.” Renting reform was urgently needed. But three months on, renters increasingly look like collateral damage in their own…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (234+ words) Martin & Co franchisee completes third acquisition in a year First-time buyers need extra help, the financial data group Moneyfacts has warned. Rachel Springall, Finance Expert of Moneyfacts, says there will be plenty of speculation about tax ahead of the Budget…...