Policy
Abrahmsohn: Why clobbering private landlords is folly
Beware, warns veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn, the Four Horseman of the Property Apocalypse are saddling up and ready to go...
Tom Bill: Nerves & mortgage rates rise ahead of inflation data & Bank decision
Rates are increasing as financial markets price in a period of more stubborn inflation, says Knight Frank's head of resi research.
Tom Bill: Jobs market holds clues about direction for house prices & mortgage rates
What happens to core inflation will determine how much higher the Bank of England will push rates, says Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
Tories face donation shortfall as ‘angry’ housebuilders pull back
20% of donations to the party between 2010 and 2020 came from firms and individuals connected to the housing market.
London Mayor & Westminster Council call for greater powers to tackle the capital’s empty homes ‘scandal’
Sadiq Khan wants to raise council tax on long-term empty homes to discourage absentee owners, and to 'make it easier' for councils to temporarily take-over under-used buildings.
Tom Bill: Political heat intensifies on the property market
More details have been published on what the main political parties would do to boost housebuilding and improve tenants’ rights.
Fundamental reform of residential tenancies: How this could work in practice for Estates & Private Clients
As the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill makes its way through Parliament, lawyer Kevin Kennedy talks us through what possible the end of the section 21 process could mean for property owners.
Property Industry Reactions: Rental Reform Bill promises ‘a once-in-a-generation overhaul of housing laws’
Wide-ranging updates to rental rules include the long-promised abolition of Section 21 'no fault' evictions.
Could these turn out to be Labour’s housing policies?
Draft policy handbook might form the basis of the party's general election manifesto.
Property industry calls on government to help improve home moving market efficiency
Bosses of Landmark Information Group, Mortgage Advice Bureau, L&C Mortgages, Yopa, Simplify, O’Neill Patient, Enact, and TwentyCi have penned an open letter to Michael Gove, calling for a new 'Time to B…
Government reins-in plan to abolish leasehold
Michael Gove said earlier this year that the 'feudal' leasehold system 'needs to go' - but a complete overhaul now looks unlikely.
Labour floats caps & higher taxes for foreign buyers of UK properties
It's suggested that the Labour Party would hit overseas buyers with higher tax rates and impose restrictions on who can buy new-build homes in the UK.