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Landlords and senior Tory MPs look set to join forces in a bid to thwart the Renters’ Rights Bill, reports suggest. The Guardian reports that landlords have gained senior Tory support as they consider launching a legal challenge against the government’s…

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The UK housing market saw a significant increase in activity last month as purchases rushed to complete transactions before tomorrow’s stamp duty increase. The latest data from HMRC reveals that there were 108,250 property sales last month, up 13% compared…

Getting a property sale over the line can be stressful at the best of times, especially for buyers and sellers whose transactions fall-through just before completion. That was the grim reality for almost a third of those buying and selling…

The UK home buying and selling market is on the cusp of a major shift. Over the past decade, digitalisation has take a hold – but it’s been largely vertical, with individual stakeholders—estate agents, brokers, lenders, and conveyancers—adopting digital tools to enhance their own…

The number of project starts dropped by 29% year-on-year to 107,520 in 2024, down from 150,360 in 2023, according to the latest ONS data on starts and completions of new build dwellings in the UK. The total number of completed…

Savills, the only estate agency to have been nominated for a British Diversity Award this year, has been named highly commended in the Outstanding Ethnicity Network category. The group came second to UBS, with 12 nominees in total in an extremely…

Property Academy has announced the launch of its Millionaire Estate Agent Roadshows for 2025. This year’s roadshows will be taking place at four exclusive locations: June 3rd – Biscuit Factory, Newcastle June 4th – Pumping House, Ollerton June 10th –…

Angela Rayner The government has announced the introduction of a new taskforce aimed at removing the blockers, build homes and turbocharge economic growth. The government says that thousands of new homes will be unlocked on surplus public defence land as…

Private landlords are among those that must comply with HMRC’s digital drive. The Making Tax Digital (MTD) for self-assessment project, including landlords, was originally announced in 2015. Despite some concerns, the government said in the Spring Statement…