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Conditional selling practices remain a national problem among estate agents, it has been claimed. A report in the Financial Times suggests that conditional selling by UK estate agents is actually increasing, and brokers have warned this is not ‘isolated incidents’,…

The next government needs to focus on driving up enforcement to root out rogue and criminal landlords, according to the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). The organisation says that private renters in England face a postcode lottery as data reveals…

Agents have shared their thoughts on Zoopla’s latest Rental Price Index, revealing that overall, rents went up 6.6% in year to April – the lowest for two and a half years. Rents fell in several cities in the first three…

Propertymark and its commercial property division are urging the political parties campaigning for people’s votes in July’s general election to commit to simplifying commercial planning applications.  They have also requested that politicians should provide more clarity over how local authorities…

Jeremy Hunt The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled an election Family Home Tax Guarantee, where stamp duty and capital gains will not be increased over the next five years — while council tax bands will not be revalued or added.…

The rental market is on track for a slowdown in rental growth to 5% in 2024. This is being driven by changes in demand and affordability, rather than any expansion in supply which should be a key focus area for…

This week’s UK Property Market Stats Show, for the week ending Sunday 2nd June 2024, features James Forrester, and the headlines are as follows: + House prices are 5.1% higher than Dec 2023 + Listings – 21% lower than last…

John Healey Senior Labour MP John Healey has refused to rule out property tax rises if his party win next month’s general election. Healey, who served as minister of state for housing and planning from 2009 until Labour lost the…

Sir Kier Starmer The Labour Party last night vowed to permanently sustain and expand the Conservatives’ mortgage guarantee scheme, rebranding it ‘Freedom to Buy’. The party estimates that the policy would help 80,000 more young people onto the housing ladder…