The Government will look at bold options to improve consumer redress across the housing sector, Sajid Javid has announced.
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have issued a warning about a new fraudulent trend that could impact some aspects of the property industry.
House sales in Ayrshire continue to show strong growth, with the area being an attractive location for buyers from the whole of the UK, according to Scotland’s leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith.
Housing was at the forefront of the Chancellor's Autumn Budget this week, as government reforms revealed a shake up to Stamp Duty.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a cut to stamp duty for first-time buyers as the leading housing measure in today’s Budget.
As New Zealand faces a housing affordability crisis, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has banned the sale of homes to non-residents.
House sellers can expect their property to take just over three months to sell according to the latest report from Post Office Money.
If the latest results from NAVA Propertymark Protected auctioneers Clive Emson are anything to go by, the answer is a definite, big fat, yes. With sales totaling over £23 million in their latest sale alone.
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to make it her personal mission to ‘build more homes, more quickly’.
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee have questioned experts and providers of specialist retirement housing as part of its inquiry in to housing for older people.
On 7 November, Labour MP Justin Madders introduced a Private Members Bill to Parliament to establish provisions about the regulation of the purchase of freeholds by leaseholders.
As part of a renewed attempt to improve the homebuying process, the government are drawing up plans to clampdown on gazumping.
Estate agency Fenn Wright has recorded a strong summer for sales across its eight residential branches this year, but NAEA Propertymark member Alan Williams is now advising sellers to be realistic in their pricing strategy as the autumn market transitions.
New research has found that British workers rack up over 100 hours per year making tea and other drinks.
It's been a busy couple of weeks in the world of anti-money laundering, with the release of the revised National Risk Assessment and changes to the supervision fee structure.
Interest rates in the UK are set to rise as the Bank of England increases it's base rate for the first time in a decade.
Measures to make Client Money Protection (CMP) mandatory for all letting agents in England have moved closer with the launch of a consultation inviting views and comments on how the rules should be designed, implemented and enforced.