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Richard Donnell The big housing market trends over 2025 have been supportive of agents’ growing their revenues. Rents are still rising and this is flowing into management revenues while the desire to move home remains strong despite the decidedly soggy…

Sophie Lang Looking ahead to 2026, the message for the lettings sector is simple. Change is coming, but it is not chaos. While the focus remains firmly on the Renters Rights Act, a number of quieter but equally important shifts…

The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) has hit out at the government after it failed to publish the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Bill before Christmas. The long-promised legislation would have provided much-needed clarity, but instead leaseholders face yet another festive season…

The government’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law, promising to cut red tape and speed up the construction of tens of thousands of homes. The move is a cornerstone of the government’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million new…

Simon Leadbetter The final instalment of The Voice of the Agent 2025 has been published, highlighting a clear divide in confidence between sales and lettings professionals as the property sector looks ahead to 2026 amid a cautious Budget and modest…

David Sandeman National property auction activity improved in November, with sales and values both higher than a year earlier. The number of lots sold rose by 17.8% year on year, while total funds raised increased by 16.3%, according to the…

Waterhouse Farm, Devon, exchanged in December Strutt & Parker’s National Country House Department has reported a strong start to December, with the total value of properties going under offer around 45% higher than the same period in 2024 and more…

Despite budget speculation weighing on sales agreed in the final quarter of last year, the housing market is set for its strongest year in three years. Zoopla’s latest House Price Index shows home moves will rise by 9% in 2025,…

Derbyshire, Melton and Oldham recorded the strongest annual house price growth over the past year, according to the latest market analysis from eXp UK. The research examined year-on-year house price changes across UK local authorities and found that, despite economic…