Tenant demand in the rental sector is cooling across Great Britain, as more tenants transition to homeownership, according to Hamptons. The number of tenants registering with lettings branches in May 2025 was down 17% year-on-year, and now sits 28% below 2019 levels....
This Tuesday (18 June), MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee will hold a one-off evidence session to examine the practices of property management companies, amid growing concerns over excessive service charges, poor communication, and...
UK house prices fell slightly by 0.4% in June, following stronger-than-expected rises of 0.6% in May and 1.4% in April, according to Rightmove. The average asking price now stands at £378,240. The drop is unusual for June, which typically sees prices rise by around...
The UK government has committed an additional £590 million to the Lower Thames Crossing, the country’s largest road-building project, intended to ease congestion and bolster freight routes between Essex and Kent. The £9.2 billion scheme, now formally approved,...
Understanding the implications of evolving energy efficiency regulations in the property sector Introduction With the increasing focus on sustainability and energy efficiency, the property sector is undergoing a significant transformation. Two key regulatory...
£39 Billion Social Housing Boost Labour’s 2025 Spending Review (see BBC summary) allocates a historic £39 billion over ten years to social and affordable housing – nearly doubling funding to £4 billion annually by 2030. This package includes measures to support...
From 1 July 2025, the London Borough of Wandsworth will introduce new additional and selective licensing schemes that will run for five years. See more details here Additional Licensing Applies borough-wide to most Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) that don’t fall...
Meaningful leasehold reform may be further away than ever, according to leasehold expert Linz Darlington, following a Westminster Hall debate where the government confirmed it has yet to launch a key consultation required to implement the Leasehold and Freehold Reform...
The Government has published new statistics that includes Statutory Homelessness Statistics: Published quarterly, these cover households that councils must help—mainly families or vulnerable individuals (e.g. disabled or mentally ill)—who are homeless through no fault...
Hackney Council is proposing new property licensing schemes that could affect more than 31,000 rental properties in the borough. The plans include a new selective licensing scheme covering 17 areas, potentially impacting over 26,000 homes, as well as an additional...
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