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A new report, Planning for Small Sites, from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Quantum Development Finance, using analysis from Lichfields, reveals that small- and medium-sized (SME) home builders face mounting barriers, stalling delivery on smaller sites and intensifying the…

More than half of British taxpayers now want to see inheritance tax (IHT) abolished entirely, according to a new YouGov poll commissioned by law firm Kingsley Napley. Support for scrapping the tax has risen to 54%, up from 49% a…

London and the South East have recorded the sharpest year-on-year declines in the average salary required to rent a typical home in the region over the past year, the latest data from Propertymark has revealed. In London, the figure fell…

New research from Lloyds Bank suggests that in most major UK cities outside London, buying a home with a low-deposit mortgage can be more affordable than renting on a monthly basis. The analysis compared average monthly rents with typical mortgage…

Cullen Kilshaw has announced the strengthening of its estate agency and legal services across the South of Scotland following a new partnership with McKinnon Forbes Solicitors. This strategic merger marks a significant step in expanding Cullen Kilshaw’s estate agency presence…

The Welsh Conservatives have pledged to abolish the Land Transaction Tax (LTT) – Wales’s equivalent of stamp duty – on main home purchases if they win next May’s Senedd election. Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Darren Millar said the tax “must…

Still reading? Congratulations, you’ve already outlasted the average attention span of a social media user. Three seconds: that’s how long it takes us to decide whether to stick or scroll. But despite what you’ve heard, our attention spans aren’t getting…

Welcome to the 39th UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025, your weekly TV programme on the UK housing market. This week, I’m joined by Kristian Stott, a leading former estate agent and now PropTech guru, as we unpack the…

Those who remember my long involvement in the battle over Home Information Packs will be unsurprised that the news of an MHCLG (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government ) consultation on improving the home buying process caused me to…

Kemi Badenoch Ever since Margaret Thatcher championed the notion of a “property‑owning democracy” and introduced Right to Buy in 1980, the UK has been infatuated with homeownership — and Kemi Badenoch clearly understands that resonance. Yesterday, in a bold show…