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A total of 1.55 million residential homes worth £531 billion currently stand empty across England and Wales, according to recent research. And the East of England is the region seeing the second...

More action needs to be taken to help breathe life back into town centres and high streets, according to the British Property Federation (BPF). The organisation has called for business rates to be capped...

The National Trust is calling on the government to improve access to parks, woodland and countryside from built-up areas. The call comes as new research reveals children are not getting out and about from...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rose by £5,279 in March to £368,118, as the market continues its recovery after a muted 2023. The positive start to the year has...

More homeowners are keen to retrofit their homes and as such are seeking high quality, standard, professional advice, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Research from RICS...

Homeowners who sold their property in 2023 made an average gain of £74,000, according to data from property portal Zoopla. Zoopla analysed Land Registry entries from the past 12 months to calculate...

Major built environment professional institutes have renewed their joint pledge to collaborate to tackle urgent global challenges. The move from architects, planners, structural engineers and landscape...

Buyers and sellers are seeing movement in the housing market as 2024 gets underway but there is still price sensitivity. Research from property portal Rightmove reveals average new seller asking prices...

New analysis has revealed that 40 per cent of build-to-rent (BtR) sites take at least a year to achieve planning consent, representing a rise of seven per cent from a decade ago. According to new analysis...

With a cold blast of freezing weather threatening to sweep the UK this February, it is worth doing all you can to prevent the cold from damaging your home. Here is a reminder of some of the steps you can...

There’s good news for anyone who has been holding off putting their home on the market while they wait for the general situation to settle. New analysis from property portal Rightmove has revealed...

Members of the property industry have welcomed the passing of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI). Once introduced, this will support the development of secure digital identity services...