Latest property news
Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Councils using proceeds-of-crime powers to enforce planning laws
Housing Secretary orders review after MPs question whether confiscation rules meant for serious crime are being applied to planning cases.
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Tomorrow’s home buyers to be given classroom mortgage know-how
All schoolchildren in England to learn about borrowing and property finance from age four under the Government’s Education reforms.
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Housing minister claims Renters’ Rights Act ‘will work for agents and landlords’
Comments from Baroness Taylor during recorded message to NRLA conference delegates also claimed abolishing Section 21 will still enable bad…
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Land Registry promises to speed up searches ‘with fewer errors’
The property industry will welcome news that Land Registry is planning to make local searches more efficient, although some changes…
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Base rate boost – will the Bank cut interest rates today?
There is speculation that Governor Andrew Bailey will hold the casting vote on a 0.25% base rate reduction today.
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London estate agent announces huge 2026 recruitment drive
Ash Kashyap, CEO of Dexters, says they will take on up to 200 new estate agent trainees across the firm…
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‘On the move’ property app gains ground with trio of new agency partners
Chestertons, Chase Buchanan and Balgores join geo-location property app, Property DriveBuy, which transforms how buyers find homes.
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High rents ‘lock’ tenants in their homes and slow market
Despite wanting to move, soaring rents and tight supply are forcing tenants to stay put, says director of SpareRoom.
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Government’s 1.5 million homes plan in chaos as MPs demand answers
The Government's flagship pledge to build 1.5 million homes is in serious trouble, with a damning parliamentary report published warning…
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Merger strengthens estate agency’s Norfolk network
Nine branch Sowerbys has expanded its presence in the county through the acquisition of King's Lynn-based independent estate agency Norfolk…
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