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Boris Johnson has appointed Stuart Andrew as the new housing minister, making him the 11th person to hold the position in 12 years.

More than half of the 1,125 homeowners and homebuyers surveyed said stamp duty is an outdated tax in need of a reform.

Another new housing minister – industry response.

Business owners enquiring about leasing office space surpassed pre-pandemic levels in January, 54% higher than in January 2021 and 15% higher than in pre-pandemic January 2020.

Average annual UK rental growth has hit a 13-year high, with rents increasing 8.3% year-on-year to £969 per calendar month.

The MD of a large independent estate agency has pledged to “never do business” with GetAgent again after the aggregator service encouraged “potential clients to lie”.

Property review site, allAgents.co.uk, has accused Trustpilot CEO Peter Muhlmann of ‘turning a blind eye for years to businesses posting their own positive write-ups on the review site’.

The TV presenter, who said she felt “enraged” when people claimed they could not afford to buy a home, has defended her comments and sarcastically told people to complain to Channel 4.

The letting agency worker embezzled over £50,000 while working from home during lockdown

Residential property markets across the UK are coming perilously close to running out of any stock whatsoever to sell.

This latest branch opening is part of the franchiser’s expansion strategy.

Estate agents offer their views on the latest house price data. What are their predictions when it comes to property prices over the next few months?

The Mayor of London has called for a register of overseas property ownership to clampdown on London being used for international money laundering.

Andrews, which has 49 branches in the south of England, has renewed its partnership with property technology company Goodlord.

Job vacancies have increased across a number of sectors, including estate agency. 

The estate agent has launched his own podcast ‘Diary of a Self-Employed Estate Agent’.

The reviews site is stepping up enforcement against property firms, and other businesses, who repeatedly break the rules by soliciting fake and misleading online reviews.

There are certain compliance steps you must take to stay on the right side of the rules.

There were seven awards categories, and the winners are…

Rightmove achieved record levels of web traffic during the pandemic, as customers reassessed housing needs.