14+ hour, 12+ min ago  (348+ words) Five former school buildings converted into residential properties have been listed for sale across England and Scotland, with prices ranging from "500, 000 to "1. 795 million. In De Beauvoir Town, London, a third-floor two-level apartment in a converted Victorian school is priced at…...

14+ hour, 12+ min ago  (314+ words) Stream Bank has provided a "642, 000 bridging finance facility for the acquisition and refurbishment of two buy-to-let properties in Kent, secured against three properties with a combined value of approximately "1. 525 million. The 12-month unregulated bridging loan enabled the borrower to purchase…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago  (269+ words) Propertymark has called on the Home Office to simplify its draft Right to Rent guidance, warning that current regulations are too complex for letting agents to implement effectively in day-to-day operations. The professional body submitted its response to a government…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago  (595+ words) The UK residential property market recorded 572, 000 homes sold subject to contract in the first 23 weeks of 2026, representing a 6% decline compared to the same period in 2025, according to weekly market data released for the week ending 14th June 2026. Despite the year-on-year decline,…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago  (263+ words) Partridge Homes, a West Midlands-based lettings agency, has appointed two senior staff members as it prepares to launch a block management division later this year. The Solihull and Yardley-based firm has hired Nicola Hall, who brings 21 years of experience from…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago  (588+ words) Landlords and letting agents will no longer be permitted to hold tenants" deposits in their own bank accounts under reforms planned by the government as part of its overhaul of the private rented sector. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago  (458+ words) The government has announced proposed reforms to the homebuying process in England and Wales, aimed at reducing transaction times and the number of failed sales. The changes would require sellers and estate agents to provide more information upfront, introduce earlier…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago  (285+ words) Property and construction companies represent more than half of Reform UK's corporate donor base, according to an analysis of Electoral Commission records conducted by Byline Times. The research found that 22 of the 40 companies that have donated to Reform UK since…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (356+ words) The Committee on Fuel Poverty has recommended that private landlords receive targeted support from the Government's "5 billion Warm Homes Fund to help meet proposed Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements for privately rented properties. The committee stated that lower-income landlords should…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (395+ words) Zoopla's executive director has proposed raising the 5% stamp duty threshold to "500, 000, a move that would reduce transaction costs by up to "12, 500 for property buyers in southern England. Richard Donnell, Executive Director at Zoopla, argues the current threshold structure disproportionately affects…...