5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (681+ words) The register launches on 15 December this year, staring in the West Midlands before rolling out to other regions in the following year. All landlords actively letting property must be registered by 14 November 2027. Registration will be a legal requirement, with landlords…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1038+ words) The Government’s impending Mansion Tax has been dressed up in rather more respectable clothes as the High Value Council Tax Surcharge. It arrives in April 2028 and will apply to properties in England valued at £2million or more. I can’t tell you…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (488+ words) Much is being made at the moment about what to do with Britain’s ‘deserted’ high streets, a topic high on many estate agency owners’ agendas as their firms face higher and higher rents and business rates despite diminishing footfall. This…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (484+ words) There was a time when getting a council house was not simply about being given somewhere to live, it was a rung on the housing ladder, and, crucially, the aspiration was that it could become a home and a sanctuary....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (245+ words) Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has appointed rising star Katie Lam (pictured) as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. She faces Angela Rayner as her opposite number in the House of Commons. Lam was chosen…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (344+ words) Shadow Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly has stepped down from his role as he revealed plans to run for Mayor of London. The Conservative MP for Braintree had been Shadow Housing Secretary since July 2025 but announced this weekend that he…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (337+ words) Second homeowners across Britain could face a 300% Council Tax premium after Edinburgh confirmed the charge, a leading agent has warned. Councillors approved the increase at a full council meeting on Thursday, meaning owners of second homes in the Scottish capital…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) Britain has an “acute and entrenched housing crisis”, the housing minister has said. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme, Matthew Pennycook revealed that the Government needed “do more” to solve the crisis. In particular, he said a massive council homes…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (234+ words) Homeowners of high-value homes could be subject to inspections of the inside of their property to determine its value under the Government’s controversial Mansion Tax, according to reports. It has also been suggested that homeowners who refuse an inspector entry…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (354+ words) Calls for Stamp Duty reform have moved from property companies and agents to wealth managers. Rathbones is the latest to call for an overhaul of property taxes. The wealth management firm suggests reforming Britain’s property tax system could unlock more…...