3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (440+ words) Many landlords have stood dazed, on the ropes – taking blow after blow. Confused and unable to think they have been the target of an indiscriminate government-led beating. Here is some clarity as to why the process will continue to fail…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1212+ words) One evening in the late 1980s, I came home from one of Bob Patmore’s training sessions absolutely buzzing. I told my mum everything he had been teaching me and why I suddenly saw so many possibilities that I had not seen…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (498+ words) An industry body has slammed the Scottish government for barely mentioning housing despite the country’s ongoing housing emergency. Propertymark says First Minister John Swinney’s first speech in the Scottish Parliament since the summer recess failed to mention reducing tax burdens…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1648+ words) When I asked mortgage brokers which lenders genuinely understand transfers of beneficial interest, I expected to receive a list of names. What came back was more revealing. The market still appears to become uncomfortable as soon as somebody mentions a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (481+ words) Rent controls are likely to reduce the supply of homes available to tenants and push some landlords to leave the market, according to research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). It says that private renters spent an average 28% of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (236+ words) The Labour government says it remains committed to delivering its target of 1.5 million homes by this Parliament. In response to a written parliamentary question, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing Baroness Taylor of Stevenage said the government is making progress towards its…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most severe wildfire seasons the UK has recorded. That’s not a one-off. It follows 2022 and 2025, each of which broke the records set the year before. Wildfire in the UK has gone from…...