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The North-South divide has hit buy-to-let, new research from Paragon Bank has revealed. The lender suggested that there has been a significant shift towards more property purchases by landlords in the North during the past 10 years. It attributed the shift to the Stamp Duty surcharge, which was introduced a decade ago. In 2015, the…

Steve Reed has been appointed as housing secretary following the resignation of Angela Rayner. The 61-year-old MP for Streatham and Croydon North has been environment secretary for a year but is now to take up the housing role which, given his old department’s role in planning reform, makes sense. His previous job is now held…

Rent control campaigners have been criticised by a leading industry figure for ‘not listening’ and being unwilling to take part in any form of sensible debate about the nation’s housing challenges. Paul Shamplina has made the comments after visiting the 100th edition of the National Landlord Investment Show in London (main image). During the demonstration…

An property firm has boasted that “there’s nothing we can’t sell” after securing buyers for a house completely gutted in a suspected arson attack (main image). Ray Cooke Auctioneers suffered a barrage of abuse on social media earlier this year when the firm advertised the property in Dublin with a guide price of €225,000. Huge…

The available rental stock in England has increased by 25% in Q4 2025, despite fears of a landlord exodus as the RRA is phased in, according to new research carried out by Inventory Base. According to Operations Director Siân Hemming-Metcalfe (pictured), although seasonality will have played a role, a 15.4% year-on-year rise points to a…

Referral fees have been described as a “hidden tax” on homebuying that must be banned. The Conveyancing Task Force insisted that referral fees must end – despite them having provided a healthy additional form of income for many estate agents. The task force is the latest group to call for an end to their existence,…