Agency
UK property market isn’t broken – but something is definitely blocking it
The latest figures examine new listings, sales agreed, price reductions and fall-throughs
News
Tax
Agency boss slams 300% second-home surcharge as housing ‘sticking plaster’
Second home surcharge risks missing the real housing problem, says agency boss
Agency
Flying high: Estate agency plots next phase of growth
The deal represents another established agency moving onto eXp UK's Team model
Lettings
Renters now spending almost a third of income on rent as demand shifts
New report points to changing tenant and landlord behaviour as the Renters’ Rights Act beds in and periodic tenancies become standard
Agency
Opinion: This isn’t a storm agents can wait out – it’s the new climate
The Renters Right Act is a seismic reset
Compliance
Landlord hit with £8,000 rent repayment after tenant takes action
Unlicensed HMO costs landlord almost £8,000 in tribunal ruling
People
Today is Britain’s busiest moving day of 2026 – but how many households are on the move?
More than 750,000 removal quotes were analysed to produce the forecast
Tax
Capital gains tax receipts surge to record high
HMRC also recorded a substantial rise in the number of people paying the tax
Conveyancing
HMO crackdown gathers pace as planning refusals double
HMO squeeze intensifies as councils reject more applications
Charity
Fine & Country and The Guild put rivalry into full swing
Three days. Three courses. Two teams. One cup - and apparently no room for sisterly love
Lettings
Angela Rayner urged to U-turn on rent controls – legal experts respond
Rent controls are often presented as a solution to affordability pressures
Tax
Burnham faces pressure for major property tax overhaul
Tax: Is it time to target those with rising property and asset wealth?
Compliance
Renters’ Rights Act drives more landlords into hands of letting agents
Renters Right Act is having a major impact on the PRS
Prices
Property industry reacts to Zoopla House Price Index
Clear signs the autumn bounce is starting
Compliance
Alarm bells for surveying sector as half prepare to retire
Major workforce challenge looms as surveyors head for retirement
Tech
Spicerhaart makes £1.7m tech bet as lettings regulation intensifies
The launch comes as letting agents and landlords face greater compliance requirements, including changes introduced under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
Prices
House price growth shifts beyond the big cities
Higher mortgage rates have put far greater pressure on buyer affordability in recent years
Landlords
Major shift emerges in UK buy-to-let ownership
Company ownership is no longer a niche structure
Mortgages
One part of the mortgage market is growing fast
The value of lending has increased significantly
Prices
Buyers return as housing market gathers momentum
Latest valuation trends revealed in new Zoopla house price index