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Lucy Frazer most successful Housing Minister…out of a bad bunch
Some 18,846 dwellings were completed in each of the four months Frazer was in charge – the highest level of completions under any housing minister.
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Ground rent on existing homes set to be capped
The Government is expected to include a bill in next week's King's Speech limiting ground rent to a peppercorn rate.
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Prominent Labour politician unaware of agent redress rules
Abena Oppong-Asare asked a minister if the Government was considering making it mandatory for agents to sign up to an ombudsman.
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Freeze on housing benefit ‘must be scrapped’ say landlords
Chris Norris of the NRLA says Labour must abandon the cap on housing benefit rates if it wins power.
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Labour WILL regulate estate agents says Shadow Minister
Propertymark welcomes Matthew Pennycook's commitment to introduce the RoPA regulations if Labour wins the General Election.
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Help to Buy might not be revived reveals housing minister
Thousands of first time buyers are now in arrears as mortgage payments rocket, and housing minister Rachel Maclean says Help to Buy pushes prices up.
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Leading agency boss tells Tories to stop ‘infighting’ and build more homes
Dominic Agace says housing targets have been watered down because the ruling Conservatives are battling each other.
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Labour U-turns on raising taxes for property owners
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour will not increase taxes on buy-to-let investors or introduce a mansion tax.
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What the next General Election means for estate and lettings agents
Atomic Consultancy boss Lucy Noonan considers the implications for estate and lettings agents as Labour sets out its plans for the housing market.
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The Four Horseman of the Property Apocalypse are saddling up!
Glentree International boss Trevor Abrahmsohn says continuing to clobber landlords is folly we may now be looking at a repossession and homelessness crisis.
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