Policy

Matthew Pennycook has signed regulations to 'remove the two-year ownership rule for leaseholders of flats to extend their lease, and leaseholders of houses to extend their lease or buy their freehold.

'We are going to propose to ban non-EU foreigners from buying houses in our country,' said Pedro Sánchez.

Government under more pressure to rethink non-dom crackdown as research reveals scale of HNW 'exodus'.

Spanish Prime Minister unveils plan to tackle 'grave' housing crisis with huge tax hikes on overseas buyers.

Officials are clamping down on traditional 'For Sale' and 'To Let' signs across PCL, but their incredible commercial potency is underestimated by the consumer - and absurdly, even by some estate agents,…

Carter Jonas's Head of Planning & Development outlines his predictions for what the new year could mean for housebuilding and property development...

HBF issues urgent call for 'targeted interventions' as downward trend continues.

Angela Rayner renews pledge to bring forward leasehold reforms and promote commonhold tenure.

Council argues For Sale & To Let boards 'can create substantial harm to visual amenity and local character'.

Policy studies academic Dr Jack Newman explores 'some of the most consequential reforms of recent times, signalling a long-term settlement on how England is governed.'

Housing and Environment ministries are seeking views on a plan to help property developers 'get building while delivering their environmental obligations in a more sensible and strategic way.'

But property investors are shying away from London and the South East, suggests estate agency.