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Housing secretary Angela Rayner wants smaller housebuilders to pick up more of the slack when it comes to building homes. Speaking at a visit to an Oxfordshire site in Didcot,…

Letting platform Goodlord has updated its Rent Protection and Legal Expense Insurance product, which it said it designed to help agents and landlords prepare for the Renters’ Rights Bill. From…

The government will train up 120,000 workers with the help of 30,000 apprenticeships over the course of the parliament. With the help of a £3 billion apprenticeship budget the government…

HMO approvals dropped past year, suggesting that tighter licensing rules are hampering the sector. The number of approvals dropped by -5.9% in 2024, which saw 25,445 new licences issued, a…

The number of agreed property sales in May reached its highest rate in four years, Zoopla’s house price index has revealed. There’s been a 13% year-on-year increase in homes for…

There are more homes available for purchase in the south of England, Zoopla data shows. There are 21% more homes for sale in the South West compared to this time…

Estate agency trade body Propertymark has called for EPC ratings to be conducted on a ‘property-by-property’ basis. That means taking varying property types into consideration, and acknowledging that homes in…

A two-storey industrial scheme worth over £100 million will come to Colindale after Royal London Asset Management Property has been granted planning permission by Brent Council. The scheme will deliver…

Some 76% of properties from housing associations have achieved an Energy Performance Certificate rating above C. This reflects “sound progress”, according to a report from Sustainability for Housing, in collaboration…

Mortgage brokers are mainly recommending fixed-rate mortgages to landlords, with 5-year fixed products being the top choice. Buy-to-let lender Landbay found that 83% of brokers are recommending fixed-rate mortgages, with…