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Over half of current home owners with adult children have or expect to help their children financially to buy a property...

Airbnb has given its backing to a proposal from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to introduce a mandatory register of short let...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

An agency chain is urging the Tories to stop in-fighting at their party conference and instead increase supply in the private...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

Four former Conservative housing ministers have backed a think-tank’s proposals for more housebuilding as a way to resolve the UK’s supply...

Yes, it’s that time again when the property hoi polloi impose their predictions for the following year on us and so,...

The government is to open a consultation on whether residential properties should require planning consent to be used as short lets...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

Propertymark has welcomed a pledge by the new Housing Secretary to boost housing supply. After he was appointed last week, Simon Clarke...

A review of the mortgage system would ensure that tenants’ records in paying rent would contribute towards their ability to secure...

The National Residential Landlords Association is trying to head off the growing clamour for rent controls by setting out its own...

New research commissioned by the landlords’ trade body shows that the UK needs almost 230,000 new private rented homes a year...

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...

A council in the north of England is launching a new programme which it says offers support for private landlords -...

Fresh figures show that there was a rise in the number of housebuilders completing new homes in England last year, helping to alleviate...