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King Charles The new Labour government’s plans for the year ahead will be read out by King Charles in a speech to Parliament today. The speech is expected to outline around 35 draft laws ministers intend to introduce in the…

Mick Platt The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act should have been a defining moment for leaseholders. The sector is suffering from a lack of coherent regulation which is leaving homeowners questioning why their service charges continue to increase. However, in…

The Law Society of England and Wales is keen to remind readers that it has agreed a joint initiative with Teal Legal to host an exclusive online seminar for estate agents, focusing on the latest developments in property transactions. The…

Rightmove currently provides the best conversion rates when it comes to estate agency property portal sales leads, a new report has claimed. Lead generation management provider Agent Response has analysed conversion rates across the three major property portals, Rightmove, Zoopla…

Property listing volumes are averaging 6% higher than in Q2 2019 (used as the benchmark year), meaning that supply is the strongest it has been in years. However, transactions are struggling to progress through to completions, reflecting the ongoing affordability…

The owner of a 16th-century Grade II listed manor house has beaten HMRC at tribunal over a bill for more than £47,000 in extra stamp duty. The case at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) centred around a dispute with HMRC…

The average price of property coming to the market for sale dropped 0.4% (-£1,617) to £373,493 this month. This is a bigger drop than the 20-year July average of -0.2%, as sellers try to capture the attention of buyers with…

Alto is now integrated with Movemnt, giving agents signed up to the software free access to the home transaction platform and an opportunity to earn extra income. The integration of the two brands, both part of Houseful, aims to boost…

Mary McAneney Unmarried couples who own property together are being urged to plan for what would happen to their share should they die. Mary McAneny, a solicitor within the private client department at Midlands law firm mfg Solicitors, said it…

Knight Frank surveyed housebuilders earlier this year (Q1) and 80% backed Labour, and are now in a position to provide a clearer picture on what they want to change. Knight Frank’s latest Residential Development Land Index & Housebuilder Survey Q2,…