Blogs

The government is to introduce legislation that will ban developers from selling newbuild homes as leasehold in a bid to outlaw what have been described as "feudal and abusive practices".

A family home in Essex has become the first property in the world to be sold for bitcoin. The four-bedroom property is still under construction, but when complete, its new owners will take possession knowing they haven't parted with a physical penny for their purchase.

Community land trusts (CLTs) are ready to become a radical and popular way to provide affordable homes to local people by linking house prices to local wages. Half of the existing 225 trusts in England and Wales have been formed since 2015. In 2010, there were only 36 CLTs in operation.

There was good news today for first-time buyers when Chancellor Philip Hammond abolished Stamp Duty for those buying properties worth up to £300,000, a potential saving of up to £5,000.

The Warwickshire town of Royal Leamington Spa has topped the 2017 poll of the UK's happiest places to live, according to Rightmove's Happy at Home index.

First-time buyers in London could be set for a financial boost in next month's Budget. A report in the Evening Standard claims Chancellor Philip Hammond is ready to cut stamp duty for newcomers to property ownership.