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![Q&A - how big a problem is dodgy money in London?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![New fire alarm tech saves 82% for leaseholders amid cladding scandal](/upload/images/library/FireSign-400x310.png)
Prime Secure’s Fire Safety division has launched the UK’s first affordable wireless common fire alarm system, V-Fire, which removes the need...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold consultation – what do investors need to know?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
On Tuesday, the government launched a six-week consultation on proposals to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to purchase the...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government action on cladding - how did the industry react?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
On Monday, Michael Gove - Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - announced that leaseholders in buildings...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Grenfell driven by ‘agenda of deregulation’, claims fire union lawyer](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
As part of the opening statements for Module 6 of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry – set up to examine...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boost for leasehold – Zurich sponsors ALEP for another year](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
With the leasehold scandal ongoing, and long-promised reform still some way off or incomplete, leasehold enfranchisement is arguably more important than...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding crisis - SLC pens letter to Michael Gove urging action](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
John Clay, a board member and past chairman of the Society of Licensed Conveyancers, has written an open letter to the...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Real people, real fears – Labour backs FBU to fight cladding scandal](/upload/images/library/CladdingScandal2-400x310.png)
The Labour Party is calling for “sustained investment” in public services that could help resolve the building safety crisis and prevent...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New government guidance on cladding approved by property management firm](/upload/images/library/CladdingScandal400x310.jpg)
Principle Estate Management has welcomed a major UK government intervention that means leaseholders “trapped” in flats due to the cladding crisis...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - what asbestos taught us about managing risk](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK’s asbestos industry ended on August 24 1999 after being used heavily from the 1950s to 1970s. Over 20 years...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – leaseholders still at risk, but developer leads the way…](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent vote in parliament to reject the latest amendment to the Fire Safety Bill, Mary-Anne Bowring of Ringley has...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![What should you consider before paying for a property course or mentor?](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment can be very profitable over time and is seen as one of the safest forms of investment during times...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding update – supporting investors, but also warning them…](/img/default/pit.png)
Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – why we must take cladding and fire safety more seriously](/img/default/pit.png)
Principle Estate Management has welcomed government plans for new legislation that takes fire safety even more seriously. The Home Office has announced...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold scandal – NLC welcomes CMA announcement on ‘onerous’ ground rents](/img/default/pit.png)
The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) – the UK's largest and most influential campaign group on leasehold reform - has welcomed the...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developer issues – architects willing to take legal action & homebuyer fightback](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading private wealth law firm claims that architects are increasingly prepared to take legal action against developers in a bid to...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cladding roundup – BTR re-cladding and the declining appeal of flats](/img/default/pit.png)
LaSalle Investment Management has become the first institutional investment landlord in the UK to complete re-cladding at a cost in excess...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leaseholders face ‘years of misery’ despite cladding fund, claims legal expert](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading leasehold law expert has warned that leaseholders affected by the cladding scandal face 'years of misery'. Mark Chick, a specialist...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – how the National Leasehold Campaign took the fight to leasehold](/img/default/pit.png)
The leasehold scandal has been one of the biggest topics of debate and controversy in the property industry in recent years,...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Incredibly strong backing for leasehold reform, says poll](/img/default/pit.png)
A guest piece we ran on Monday suggesting that the government’s plans for leasehold might not represent a victory for leaseholders...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - what is the issue with hidden developers in Spain?](/img/default/pit.png)
Spain has long been one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations and has also long been a favourite location for holiday...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property investment cons – how can the industry better prevent them?](/img/default/pit.png)
A marketing expert who is vocal about companies responsibly marketing themselves has called for the property industry to be doing much...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![How making timeshare claims outside the UK is costing Brits thousands](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this year, we explored the often-underreported scandal of timeshare mis-selling and asked how easy it is for people to escape...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investing in a leasehold? You may want to think again!](/img/default/pit.png)
With the leasehold scandal back on the news agenda thanks to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opening enforcement cases focusing...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – how easy is it to get out of a timeshare arrangement?](/img/default/pit.png)
In part one we explored the history of the timeshare and why so many Brits have been tied into unlawfully sold...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Insight – how to solve a problem like a timeshare](/img/default/pit.png)
For a time, not so long ago, timeshares were the in-thing – something many invested in or considered investing in. It...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing minister caught up in ‘bias’ development row](/img/default/pit.png)
In a potential scandal that has rather gone under the radar thanks to the ongoing fallout from the Dominic Cummings affair,...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why investors will be surprised by the benefits of tokenizing PBSA](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Investor Today has previously looked at how Smartlands became the first company to tokenize property in the UK and asked whether fractional ownership and...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Are fully-affordable towers really the future for London?](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Replacing leasehold with commonhold - your questions for Heather Wheeler MP](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Salisbury voted as Britain’s best place to live](/img/default/pit.png)
In a boost to a city still recovering from the scars of the Novichok poisoning scandal, Salisbury has been named as...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Majority of Brits unaware of tenancy deposit law](/img/default/pit.png)
Some 98% of tenants are not fully aware of the correct rights of the tenancy deposit law, according to a recent...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Average price of leasehold houses rises considerably faster than freeholds](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment platform British Pearl has revealed that ‘ruthless’ developers are cashing in on ‘abusive’ leasehold homes, with prices surging 16...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Key things to look out for when buying a leasehold property](/img/default/pit.png)
Q&A with Rachael Donnelly, associate solicitor in the property litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP, on the key things to look...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![The Leasehold Scandal](/img/default/pit.png)
With continued media interest in the unfair leasehold practices of some freeholders and ever-increasing queries from clients surrounding this point, I...
12 October 2017
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![Brazil’s property market continues to deteriorate](/img/default/pit.png)
Brazil's housing market remains depressed, amidst the ongoing economic crisis and an uncertain political landscape, according to the latest market analysis...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Lewis Hamilton’s win in Hungary sparks worldwide tour](/img/default/pit.png)
Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...