General Election 2024
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Regulation & Law
Letting agent secures 21% vote share for Reform UK in General Election
Despite failing to secure the seat for Reform UK in Old Bexley and Sidcup, Maxine Fothergill received a not insignificant 10,384 votes.
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Regulation & Law
Goodbye Rishi… Industry welcomes Labour victory but has ‘concern’ over policies
With a majority of 171, Labour will have a free hand to remould the housing market - but will it be good news for the property industry?
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Regulation & Law
Labour landslide sees all Tory housing ministers lose their seats
While Michael Gove decided not to stand, his three housing ministers Jacob Young, Lee Rowley and Felicity Buchan all lost their seats.
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Regulation & Law
Business as usual? Industry seniors give views on a likely Labour government
Jeremy Gee, Mark Pollack and Peter Wetherell reveal a surprisingly wide range of views about how comforable they are about Keir Starmer having power over the housing market.
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Housing Market
ELECTION: Half of voters who are worried about housing to back Labour
After 14 years of Tory housing policies and 16 ministers, voters who consider housing a 'dealbreaker' back Keir Starmer, a new poll reveals.
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Land & New Homes
Good luck Keir! UK needs 120,000 rental homes immediately says Rightmove
Portal says only way for Labour to rein in runaway rent inflation is to build thousands of rental homes as soon possible - a difficult task given the Tory's failure on this front.
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Housing Market
YouTuber promises 50-hour marathon property and politics debate
Controversial figure Charlie Lamdin is inviting anyone including agents to join him in an online examination of the parties' housing policies.
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Regulation & Law
Propertymark Past President standing for Reform UK
Industry figure and letting agent, Maxine Fothergill is contesting a Conservative 'safe seat' – Old Bexley and Sidcup – in Thursday's General Election.
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Regulation & Law
Labour to reverse Tory Stamp Duty ‘relief” for first time buyers
Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves confirm threshold at which duty is paid will reduce from £425,00 to £300,000 in April and reveal plans to revisit Green Belt policy.
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Guest Blogs
Will the VAT on school fees debate result in a pass or fail for Sir Keith?
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn casts his acerbic eye over the school fees debate and argues that the VAT issue may well lead to an academic ‘fail’ for the country rather than an ‘A star grade’.
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