The Government’s gaze has fallen on ‘scandalous’ long residential leaseholds and it looks like their days are numbered, says legal expert, John Stephenson.

Money laundering using property transactions may be an age-old problem, but 2021 will present new threats and changes for agents on the frontline, says Lisa Isaacs.

Portal says its website was deluged with people searching for property and that in some areas it has recorded huge increases in numbers of sales agreed.

There has been fierce debate over whether the market has picked up since the General Election, but figures from TwentyCI do point to a pick-up in activity.

Savills used its dominant position to grab a larger slice of the property sales pie as investors returned to the prime market in London.

Research by the Nationwide reveals how Brexit, Stamp Duty and tighter lending criteria applied the brakes to price rises.

Prediction is made by Rightmove which says the UK will see increased activity in the housing market particularly in the north.

Freed from the shackles of office, Bercow told a packed room at The Negotiator Conference on Friday his views on Brexit, the General Election and accusations that he was not impartial as…