Labour unveils reforms to speed up housing transactions
The government plans to force sellers and estate agents to provide information about the property before it’s listed, in a bid to speed up the sluggish transaction process. Binding contracts…
Supported housing organisation launches – PropertyWire
Specialistsupportedhousing.org.uk has launched to provide housing for the vulnerable in need of housing support. The venture comes from Dr Lee Jones, chief executive of The Investment Room and Benjamin Hunter,…
Government urged to give SME housebuilders work in New Towns projects
The government needs to give SME and regional contractors the chance to build its New Towns, urged Rico Wojtulewicz, head of policy and market Insight at the NFB and House…
Homeowners delay sales ahead of November Budget
One in five UK homeowners are putting their plans to sell on ice ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget, property data from We Buy Any Home has revealed. They…
Trio of Home Counties developments given go-ahead
Housebuilding group ‘untypical’ has secured planning permission on three sites across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Some 86 properties are coming to Didcot in Oxfordshire, 50 to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire and 78…
Spain’s rental income court ruling
Sean Woolley is the founder and director of real estate agency Cloud Nine Spain. The low down on the new court ruling re Non-EU property owners being able to deduct…
Launch consultations before reforming property taxes, warns Vince Cable
The government should launch a consultation before changing the property tax system, while they should avoid making small tweaks in the meantime. That is according to Sir Vince Cable, chair…
Tenants happier with landlords than letting agents
More tenants prefer the experience of dealing with landlords directly than going through letting agents or companies, a tenant poll conducted by Pegasus Insights has found. Some 70% of tenants…
Nationwide: house price growth inches up to 2.2%
Annual house price growth ticked up to 2.2% in September 2025, from 2.1% the month before, Nationwide’s House Price Index shows. This hides significant regional differences, as prices have risen…
Renters Rights Bill could slash agency revenue by a quarter
The transition from fixed-term tenancies to periodic could reduce revenues for agents by a quarter, research from Goodlord has found. Agents say a quarter (27%) of their revenue comes from…