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Conversions may present new opportunities for property investors if two groups of MPs have their way. That’s because two all-party groups of...

As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...

Industry experts say there will be no slow-down in the rapid growth of the holiday lets sector. Travel restrictions during the pandemic...

For quite a number of years, the sky has literally been the limit for new residential, commercial and tourism-based towers –...

Compliance expert Bureau Veritas is encouraging landlords and duty holders to prepare for the Fire Safety Act 2021, and describes the...

Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...

Last week, two of the UK’s biggest housebuilders – Barratt and Berkeley – held webinars aimed at investors. While new-build developments have traditionally...

The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...

A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...

While many have cautiously welcomed the prospect of leasehold reform, Mick Platt, chief executive of Wallace Partnership Group, offers a different...

The government’s decision to launch an independent review of building regulations after tests showed that at least 82 residential high-rises use...

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on central government to launch an ‘urgent and immediate’ review of building regulations following...

Around a third of Britain’s richest people, which includes many property investors, are under tax investigation by HMRC over almost £2bn...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, compounding the...

An inquiry into the energy efficiency of private rented housing has been launched by The All Party Parliamentary Group for the...