North-South rental yield divide narrows, says lender

The sales market remains active on the supply side, but softening buyer demand is making it harder to turn that activity into completed transactions, estate agents report. More than half also believe market conditions are weaker than they were a year ago, according to a survey of more than 300 UK estate agents commissioned by…

The majority of estate agents support Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plans to overhaul property taxation by scrapping Stamp Duty, says GetAgent boss Colby Short (pictured). In research carried out by the estate agent comparison site, 44% of estate agents argue that the new levy should be focused only on higher-value homes, while 79% favour abolishing SDLT…

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Yawn and stretch, Keir Starmer has appointed a new Housing Secretary to replace the discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who no doubt is ‘licking her wounds’ for having been caught with her ‘fingers in the till’. Steve Reed, who may fleetingly think of himself as the ‘Milky Bar Kid, who is tough and…

In an extraordinary rebuke, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has demanded ministers either publish detailed new homes plans immediately or make a statement to Parliament admitting they don’t know how many will actually be built. The Government promised a long-term housing strategy when it came to power in July 2024, promising it would…

Estate agency Durden & Hunt has partnered with children’s charity S.M.I.L.E London & Essex to bring Christmas gifts to vulnerable children and families across the region. The agency has kick-started the campaign with a donation of hundreds of new toys and gifts. From 2nd to 23rd November, its branches in Wanstead, Loughton, Hornchurch, Ongar, Colchester…