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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to have told cabinet ministers that interest rates will rise by 2.5% in the coming months.

New Rightmove data shows there is really high buyer demand for homes in several cities, but housing supply is struggling to keep up.

The 262-page act is intended to “create lasting generational change” to the way residential buildings are constructed and maintained, while protecting the rights of leaseholders.

Property purchasers should be compelled to provide similar levels of upfront information to sellers, according to Gazeal.

Many landlords can no longer afford to write off such large sums of unpaid rent.

The number of buy-to-let mortgages issued last year reached its highest point since 2016.

Stirling Ackroyd Group , which this year plans to expand its network of over 30 branches with further acquisitions, has renewed its partnership with Goodlord.

Since Trading Standards announced the three stages of material information disclosure and published Part A – they have received plenty of questions. Here are the answers.

Independent estate agency has expanded after completing deal to buy a longstanding rival firm.

The company is launching its new estate agency service with circa £60m worth of property already committed by existing clients.

Savills has revised its current five year forecast for UK house price growth.

Zoopla’s latest move is part of the portal’s aim to drive efficiencies and return on investment for agents.

Shelter wants the government to scrap Section 21 evictions, saying losing a private tenancy is the second biggest cause of homelessness.

A buy-to-let landlord, fined for failing to comply with electrical safety standards, has been added to the Rogue Landlord Database.

Homebuying platform OneDome has launched a new buyer protection insurance product for estate agents.

A survey has revealed that most property buyers are happy and ready to pay for upfront material information.

An outdoor poster for an estate agents was banned for being likely to cause offence.

Compliance offer Paul Offley warns that agents could face financially crippling fines by HMRC if they do not have robust procedures in place.

The advertising watchdog received a complaint about the advert, which was part of the online agency’s national ‘Let’s Get You Sold’ campaign.

Savills has opened a new residential sales and lettings office – its tenth in the local region.