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2026 predictions: A busy market, more evictions, and corporatisation -
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Reflecting on 2025 It was a year dominated by regulatory hurdles, with uncertainty around the Budget causing a slowdown in house purchases in the latter half of the year. Since coming to power the...
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79-home development coming to Pelton in County Durham -
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A County Durham housing development delivering 79 homes in Pelton has been approved by councillors. There will be a mix of two, three, and four-bedroom homes off Station Lane in the village, includ...
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Six themes that will define Scotland’s property market in 2026 -
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By Marcus Di Rollo, head of Gilson Gray Lettings The 2020s have been a turbulent time for Scotland’s housing market. Rents and prices surged during the pandemic as shifting lifestyles drove demand...
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2026: Silent night – planning a post-Christmas house sale to avoid sleepless nights! -
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Ryan Etchells, chief commercial officer at specialist lender Together With the start of 2026 around the corner, many homeowners will be gearing up to get their homes ready for market and listed in...
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Lease conversions: turning 2026 challenges into opportunities for landlords and investors -
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Mustafa Sidki is a partner at Thackray Williams, a Southeast law firm, where he specialises in litigation and dispute resolution. Lease conversions are likely to become a growing trend in 2026, owing...
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Dutch market had extremely busy 2025 - but is losing rental stock -
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The Dutch residential housing market saw €9.7 billion of transactions in 2025, a 29% increase from 2024, research from Capital Value has revealed. New build in particular took off, which represents...
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Affordability to become “a more pressing issue”, say lenders -
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Mortgage lenders expect struggles with mortgage affordability to worsen in the years ahead. Phoebus Software polled mortgage professionals and found that half (47%) thought mortgage affordability...
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Mortgage lenders welcome looser approach to affordability from FCA -
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The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has backed the Financial Conduct Authority’s “openness to moving beyond blunt affordability rules”. The regulator previously vowed to simplify...
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How the anti-money laundering regulations are reshaping the lettings market -
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Steven Bond is managing director of residential lettings at Beresfords Group Six months have passed since the anti-money laundering (AML) rules came into effect, bringing mandatory financial sancti...
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How technology will redefine the way people engage in modern developments in 2026 -
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Mark Seaman, head of Samsung's B2B integrated offering team Looking back at 2025, the pace of innovation across residential and mixed-use developments has made one thing clear: technology is no...
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2026 to start strong after record-breaking December -
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Estate agency group Strutt & Parker is predicting a strong 2026 after recording a surge in activity after the Autumn Budget was delivered on November 26. In the seven days after the announcement, the...
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The Planning and Infrastructure Act granted royal assent -
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The Planning and Infrastructure Act has become law – with the stated aim of accelerating housing construction across the UK. The Act will make it harder for legally challenge the delivery of new...
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Rightmove: Paying a mortgage could become cheaper than renting next year -
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If first-time buyers get a deposit together it’s likely their mortgages could end up being cheaper than paying rent next year, Rightmove has predicted. This process could be exacerbated by the 2%...
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