House price rises slow in December

Housing market hurt by eurozone instability

Housing sales remained stable during December and an increasing amount of new stock came onto the housing market, according to the latest RICS UK housing market survey.

House sales rise thanks to first time buyers

First time buyers hoping to beat the holiday on paying stamp duty have helped push house sales up in January, latest figures show.

Housing market slows as economic fears grow

Surveyors have revised their housing market expectations to predict further price falls after a brief spell of optimism last month.

Private rents down for first time since January

Private rents in England and Wales fell for the first time in 10 months in November, according to the latest buy-to-let index from property services firm LSL.

Ups and downs

Window of opportunity

Last month’s court ruling means landlords may have a few weeks to claim the pre-cut feed-in tariff rate, says Rob Beiley, partner at Trowers & Hamlins

Ready for lift off

House builders must be ready to react if government initiatives deliver a boost to the sector, says property expert Rebecca Kibby

A new public right of way?

The government’s latest announcement underpins the trend towards treating housing associations as public bodies. Philip Heath, partner, and Jane Plant, associate, at Weightmans, explain

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam

Meeting requirements

Barny Evans and Julian Elsworth explain what ‘allowable solutions’ are and how social landlords should implement them when building zero carbon homes