Margaret Mullane, Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham, has proposed introducing rent controls to reduce the Housing Benefit bill, which exceeds £30 billion annually. She argues that trialling rent control systems at local authority level could ease welfare spending and cost-of-living pressures. The post Labour MP proposes rent controls to reduce welfare spending appeared first on...
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Scotland's newly launched First Homes Fund, offering first-time buyers £10,000 towards property purchases, will not resolve underlying housing market challenges, according to Leeds Building Society. The scheme is expected to receive 50,000 applications during the current parliamentary term, with concerns raised about rapid funding depletion and limited impact in high-cost areas. The post Scotland’s...
Inman CEO Tom Bohn said he will speak at Project 42, a two-day AI event coming to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in August that promises live humanoid robots on stage and working agentic workflows agents can...
Your reputation is not built on the policy of the moment, coach Darryl Davis writes. It is built on how every client and every person who walks into your open house gets...
Guest nights in UK short-term rental accommodation rose by 11.5% in 2025 to 100.9 million, according to Office for National Statistics data. Wales recorded the strongest growth at 17.4%, while industry figures warn the trend may be reducing long-term rental housing stock. The post Short-term lets grow 11.5% as housing supply concerns rise appeared first on...
Young workers in Cornwall are increasingly living in campervans due to a shortage of affordable housing, as tourist property purchases and short-term rental conversions reduce long-term accommodation options in the region. The post Cornwall housing crisis forces young workers into vans appeared first on...
Knight Frank has appointed Liza-Jane Kelly as head of London residential sales, with the former Savills executive set to join the firm in September. The appointment comes as experienced estate agents increasingly move towards brokerage and self-employed agency models. The post Knight Frank appoints new London residential sales head appeared first on...
Property lawyers have raised concerns about the Government's plans to accelerate digitalisation in homebuying processes, warning that insufficient consultation could undermine transaction safeguards. The Conveyancing Task Force says reforms risk repeating mistakes made during the Building Safety Act 2022 development. The post Property lawyers warn against rushed digital reforms appeared first on...
England is on track to fall short of the Government's housebuilding target by more than 660,000 homes over the next five years, according to new forecasts from Savills. The property consultancy projects that new home completions will average 167,500 annually through to 2029/30, significantly below the Government's target of 300,000 homes per year. The post England to miss housebuilding target by 660,000...
Strutt & Parker has created a new senior position focused on prime residential markets in England's cathedral and university cities, appointing Louise Glanville as its first Head of National Town and City Markets. Glanville joins as a Director after nearly ten years at Knight Frank, where she served as Partner and Head of the Exeter office. The post Strutt & Parker creates role for prime city...