Property Wire

Toxic leaseholds are to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and it is being claimed that it could be the property world's version of PPI in terms of mis-selling. It is certainly good news. Who could not have felt... Read more

Brexit uncertainty is continuing to be a constraint on the UK residential property market, according to the latest monthly survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, but not all indicators are agreeing with this. RICS says that new... Read more

It has long been indicted that the Government target of 300,000 new homes a year by the middle of the 2020s is going to be a hard one to meet and now there is even more evidence suggesting this is the case. It is not just about getting the land... Read more

It is no surprise that young people are struggling to get onto the housing ladder, whether buying or renting, but a stark new report warns that we need to build for the older generation too. It is significant that a major new report from the... Read more

Representatives of the property industry will give evidence to the Parliamentary Work and Pensions Committee this week relating to the discrimination of people who receive housing benefit. It is an important hearing because the ultimate aim is to... Read more

There are two sets of figures that have come out that show the state of the UK's housing market and it is good news when looking ahead even although Brexit uncertainty is set to continue with the date of leaving the European Union now... Read more

Just when you thought there would be no more upheaval, the lettings industry in England will face more change in the coming months. Housing Minister Heather Wheeler confirmed while speaking at the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA)... Read more

It would seem that there are even more issues for landlords to get to grips with as new energy efficiency rules for properties in England and Wales come into force along with client money protection regulations, then the fees ban later this... Read more