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Why is the government still ignoring the housing crisis?

Yesterday’s Budget was a bit thin when it came to housing policy. There were a few key messages on funding - some of which had already been reported - but nothing to really shake up the sector. In total the Chancellor is pledging to spend “almost £24 billion” on hous...

Read    28/10/2021

Autumn Budget – will there be any relief for leaseholders?

Leaseholders still living in the shadow of the cladding crisis will be wondering what – if anything – will be in tomorrow’s Budget for them. We can expect further details on the Residential Property Developer Tax, which may provide some relief for flat owners further...

Read    26/10/2021

Fabric-first says the Government - but is it really committed to environmental change?

 Remember those annoying protesters who have been making people late for work over the last couple of months? Well, against all the odds, it seems the Government has been listening to their demands all along.The new Heat and Buildings Strategy published better-l...

Read    21/10/2021

House prices hit all-time high – so where will new supply come from?

According to the latest market report from Hamptons, the housing market is showing no real sign of slowing down. In 2022, the agency expects demand to keep price growth above pre-pandemic levels. It is forecasting a 3.5% increase next year, slowing to 3.0% in 2023. W...

Read    15/10/2021

What can we do about social housing?

There was plenty of coverage last week – not all of it positive – of the Conservative Party Conference, with its heavy emphasis on ‘levelling up’ and ‘building back better’ (or burger or beaver, depending on your preference). But for those of us in the property indu...

Read    11/10/2021

Gas boiler ban: debunking the myths

In a major step in the direction of the UK’s ambition to become a net-zero emissions country by 2050, the government promulgated a ban on gas boilers in 2019. The idea is that homes emitting approximately 14% of all CO2 emissions in the UK is due to the fact that gas...

Read    01/10/2021

IRPM/ARMA merger to go ahead

It’s official - ARMA and the IRPM are to merge. Following votes among members of both organisations last Thursday the two bodies say they will now “work to progress the approved merger to completion”.So what will that mean for their customers? In the short term, prob...

Read    28/09/2021

Is it time to look north for your next home?

The pandemic has turned the housing market on its head. The stamp duty holiday has dramatically increased house prices right across the country, making buying a first home even more out of reach than it was a couple of years ago, while the staycation boom has driven ...

Read    22/09/2021

Planning reform: what will Michael Gove do now?

Michael Gove has been in his new job less than a week and he has already rattled a few cages. The new Secretary of State is heading up the reimagined "Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities", and has called an immediate halt to publication of the G...

Read    20/09/2021

Ground Rent: Victory For Leaseholders

There is good news today for leaseholders living in homes developed by Countryside Properties. Following action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority, they will no longer be subjected to ground rents that double every 10 or 15 years. Instead, the CMA told th...

Read    15/09/2021

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