Recent data has revealed that whilst London saw housing stock hit a three-year high last month, the rest of the UK saw a decline in new supply.Read More
A recent investigation has revealed that letting agents in some parts of the UK are not giving prospective tenants the correct information.Read More
Recent research has revealed that holiday lettings hotspots in Wales have experienced the highest annual rise in price across the whole of the UK.Read More
Increasing reports of people having mortgage applications blocked due to rising ground rents show that the leasehold scandal continues to rattle on. However, cases of lender rejection where the annual increase is minimal signals that Read More
The last 48 hours have seen some significant changes to the Prime Minister’s Cabinet, with the public left wondering who’s going to make the next move.Read More
A new housing minister is set to be appointed after Dominic Raab was made Brexit Secretary earlier today (09/07/18).Read More
New data has revealed that July saw the number of residential mortgage products grow by 244 month-on-month.Read More
A challenge by Network Rail in relation to a private nuisance claim over Japanese Knotweed has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.Read More
A report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee warns the Government that decision making on fracking planning guidance should remain on a local level.Read More
The Law Commission has been tasked to look at improving the laws which allow leaseholders to manage their own buildings.Read More
The latest Land Development and Disposal plan has today (04/07/18) been published by the government’s national housing agency. This will detail the nationwide portfolio of sites which it aims to market for development.Read More
Estate agents should adopt progress tracking and provide real-time updates
A recent report suggests that homeowners would like the estate agency market to become more like Amazon and Uber by providing real-time updates and tracking progress.Read More
A consultation into making three-year tenancies the mandatory minimum term is due to be launched by the government today (02/07/18).Read More
Recent research has revealed that over a third of those trying to move up the housing ladder are seeking financial help from friends or family.Read More
New research suggests that many young people in Britain are pessimistic about their likelihood of ever owning their own home.Read More
A case from Australia has highlighted the ongoing fraud threat which the conveyancing process is so vulnerable to.Read More
A new type of land register has recently gone live in Scotland.Read More
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) recently confirmed that it had dropped the proposal to publish data about client complaints to firms.Read More
May saw a rise in the number of sales received for registration. According to HM Land Registry data, the total saw a month-on-month uplift of 5,021.Read More
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Excellence in the Built Environment have called on the government to make it mandatory for all housebuilders to belong to an independent ombudsman scheme.Read More