The Big Issues

The Big Issues

All the views and analysis behind the main stories affecting the property sector.

A building society is calling upon politicians, government, the Bank of England and local councils and other bodies to cooperate on solving the UK’s current housing crisis. ...
Established by the UK Government, the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched in April 2021.  ...
A lack of Energy Performance Certificate enforcement is putting tenants at risk from high energy costs or cold homes, according to new research from automated rental payment and client accounting specialists PayProp UK. ...
Right now, the property market is entering a period of uncertainty. Falling property prices and a rising regulatory burden are just some of the reasons landlords are reducing their exposure to the market. One of the biggest challenges facing landlords ...
Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. ...
Middleton Advisors commissions ongoing research to investigate key trends and structural changes in prime UK housing markets.  ...
The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third quarter of 2023, with a surprisingly strong element of this growth coming from regions in the South East, like ...
Searches for solar panel installations surged 32.85 per cent from 2022-2023, with demand for renewable energy increasing.  ...
Unpaid rent can cause significant financial problems for commercial landlords. Thankfully, there are several options available to address the issue.  ...
Landlords are operating in a fog when it comes to the Government’s thinking on the future of energy efficiency standards for privately rented property.  ...
From tax tweaks to rising yields, landlords are adapting in...
The first phase of the Renters Rights Act (RRA) kicks...
The south west seems most affected...
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