What appears to be another government housing policy U-turn - this time on ground rents - is being hailed as “a...
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Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have a key role in ensuring updated fire safety regulations really do improve standards for tenants in taller buildings. That’s...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has said that the government’s ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties should go further. The government revealed over the...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has waded in to the debate over flood prevention measures in the UK:il it wants insurance for homeowners and landlords faced...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The landlords’ newly-merged trade body has renewed its call for the government to do more to help the private rental sector...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Yorkshire-based property management firm Barnsdales has acquired a Nottingham independent for an undisclosed sum. Marriotts Commercial, an arm of Marriotts estate agency,...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Two long-established lettings and sales agencies on the south coast have merged in a bid to “enhance customer experience.” Smart Property and...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...
10 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The government is considering the idea of a deposit passport for use by tenants when they move from one property to...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s been a difficult summer for Airbnb and other short-let platforms operating in the UK. Recently the European Commission gave Airbnb until the...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News
A leasehold campaigner has called on the Queen to end her support for what he calls the UK's “feudal leasehold system” by changing the...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News
You have only until 11.45pm tonight to have your say on government proposals to clamp down on letting and managing agents...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Gavin Barwell has confirmed that consultation on the government’s proposed ban on letting agency fees levied on tenants in...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News
A plentiful supply of freehold properties in our cities may become a thing of the past as urban areas become increasingly...