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Taylor Wimpey has voluntarily given formal commitments to the CMA to remove terms from leasehold contracts that cause ground rents to double in price every 10 years.

Expert data breach lawyers supporting concerned home movers affected by Simplify Group’s cyber-attack have urged the firm to provide more information.

The latest letting agencies to sign up to deposit alternative provider flatfair includes Jones Robinson and Castledene. Check out the full list of agents.

Prime London rental values up 6.6% on the year – strongest quarterly growth in 11 years.

The STAA has written to the chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding the spread of the Omicron variant and the impact its having on the short-term rentals sector.

There is an average of 29 buyers for every available property on the market, the latest report shows.

Rental voids end the year significantly down, while strong demand from renters continues to push rents higher.

What if regulators could actually stop bad things happening in the house buying and selling process? Here are Peter Ambrose’s thoughts.

Ahead of new TV ad campaign, Boomin says that it will be making announcements in the coming weeks that will, it hopes, ‘drive more business and profitability for agents’.

Latest advise for landlord and letting agents on how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation.

Savills has announced a major new integrated advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV ad on Boxing Day.

The resilience of the UK property market is clear from new research, which shows that buy-to-let remains the investment of choice for many people.

Residential property sales strongly rebounded in November, recovering from a drop-off in October caused by the end of September’s stamp duty holiday.

A man accused of assaulting Chris Whitty in a park ambush park appeared lying on his bed in a dressing gown.

Grainne Gilmore and Richard Donnell, from Zoopla’s Research & Insights team, discuss the outlook for the UK housing market in 2022.

Ex-Deloitte director will take up the position of CFO and executive director at Foxtons.

We’ve had branch, online, self-employed, hybrid, but the ‘team model’ is the new future of UK estate agency, according to a former regional director at Countrywide.

There are genuine concerns that the proposed system of rent controls will undermine the viability of the private rented sector.

Property prices increased by 7.1% in November, Zoopla said, meaning the average home has now gained around £16,000 in value over the last 12 months.

David Alexander, MD of DJ Alexander, warns that BTL landlords could ‘go elsewhere’ if they are unhappy with some of the new measures being proposed for the rental sector.