Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has made new property tax pledges should her party win the next General Election. Last year she promised to scrap Stamp Duty entirely on primary residences, and today she has announced a massive overhaul of Inheritance Tax Inheritance Tax overhaul: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says a future Conservative government would ensure
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to introduce a new scheme to try to help people “who have given up hope of ever having a home to call their own” get on the property ladder. The “Your First Home” scheme would be open to first-time buyers in England with a deposit of 2.5%. It would provide
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The government has given outline details of a new national landlord registration service. In a statement today it says the database will gradually roll out region by region from December and will give councils access to information to help them spot rogue landlords and take quicker action. In the future, prospective landlords will also need
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The UK base rate remains at 3.75%, after the Bank of England voted to hold rates at its latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting on 30 July 2026. The decision comes as UK inflation sits at 2.6% The Bank of England has held the base rate at 3.75%, keeping borrowing costs unchanged following its latest interest
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Landlords never signed up to become compliance officers, legal experts, or legislative gurus. They signed up to invest in property. And yet, the weight of the regulatory obligation that’s landed on their shoulders has never been heavier. And that’s even before the Renters’ Rights Act came in and reshaped the entire private rented sector. This
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House prices in 2026 are being shaped less by timing and more by pricing. Homes priced correctly are still selling at a steady pace, while homes that have ambitious pricing are taking longer to sell. Homes priced in line with local market and buyer demand are still selling at a steady pace Ambitious pricing is
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Mortgage demand softened as anticipated in the second quarter due to affordability pressures exacerbated by rising borrowing costs, a finance firm reports. But it says things are likely to improve in the second half of 2026. Stonebridge’s Mortgage Market Index says the average rate rose in the second quarter of this year to 4.97%. It
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Government plans to make certain qualifications and information mandatory for estate agents Estate agents look set to face significant new obligations under government proposals designed to speed up property transactions and reduce the number of sales that collapse before completion. The reforms would require agents and sellers to provide key information about a property at
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Letting agents and landlords will no longer be permitted to hold tenants’ deposits in their own bank accounts under further reforms planned by the government as part of its overhaul of the private rented sector Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed plans to abolish insured tenancy deposit schemes, which currently allow landlords and agents to
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The Renters’ Rights Act will affect renters, landlords and the future of lettings, with major changes, from the end of ‘no fault’ evictions to rent rises and pet requests. Most reforms will take place on 1 May 2026. Tenants will have new rights and better protection. Rent increases will be limited to once a year
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