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A "toxic combination of factors" has created the "worst planning environment in a generation", says Aston Mead boss Adam Hesse, as local authority plans are delayed yet again...

In a market so driven by sentiment, a discernible dent in demand might be expected given the current economic and political backdrop - but it hasn’t materialised yet...

The increasingly common crime of imposter fraud hit the mainstream this week with the airing of nightmarish ITV thriller Our House, in which a family returned from holiday to find an unknown couple moving…

"None of my Russian clients have asked me to sell their properties in London or the Home Counties," says super-prime estate agent Gary Hersham.

Conditions may normalise as demand declines and supply is boosted by the arrival of spring, says Knight Frank’s Head of UK Residential Research…

The industry is fragmented, and the government is introducing initiatives with no consideration for unintended consequences - meeting net zero will simply will not happen without some joined-up thinking, e…

Julie Howard explains how the new rules around overseas entities will work in practice, and why the idea of hiding behind asset holding vehicles is becoming a thing of the past

If we want to attract people to the property industry, we must create an environment in which they feel comfortable to express their own identities, writes Scott Parsons, board member of LGBTQ+ real e…

Steve McGregor explains how expectations in the super-prime world compare to regular residential needs - and what it takes to keep luxury homes functioning as they should, well past the point of sale… …

Economic sanctions against Russia "will have very little impact on the prime property market", suggest top luxury property brokers.

Many estate agents aspire to transition into the world of property development, but why is this, and what are the key skills required to succeed? Agent-turned-developer Bruce Burkitt explains…