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Heat pumps cost around £10,000, four times as much as the £2,500 needed to install new fossil fuel boilers

Landlords who fail to meet licence conditions may get a criminal conviction and an unlimited fine, or be issued with a financial penalty of up to £30,000 for each condition breached

The RICS has announced the appointment of Nigel Clarke as new interim chair of its SRB plus five new board members following the mass walkout of the original board last month

While Europe endures record temperatures, coastal towns in Britain remain hot favourites with home buyers

The government will meet its manifesto commitment to build 1 million homes over this Parliament, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, insists

The estate agent admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating after attacking two gay men with a glass bottle and a metal bar

New report offers a comprehensive analysis of property data from Q2 2023, encompassing the entire residential property transaction chain in England and Wales

Peter Knight, founder of the EA Masters and Property Academy, has purchased a shareholding in Relocation Agent Network

Housing secretary Michael Gove says,: “My own strong view is that we’re asking too much too quickly” when it comes to future EPC targets

Local council wants the landlord, who was previously fined £20,000 in 2009 for illegally converting a property into flats, to be stripped of his OBE

The share options have been awarded to chief executive Jason Tebb, chief commercial officer Helen Whiteley, chief financial officer Tom Carter and product and technology officer Morgan Ross

The levelling up minister says more new homes are needed but warns against against imposing unpopular green policies on voters

New study looks at whether or not property professionals have already adopted AI technology within the workplace

The worst of the pain of rate rises is still to come, economists warn, and this will have an adverse impact on house prices

The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is raising questions over the future shape of the UK’s rental market

Agents offer their views on the recent data provided as part of Rightmove’s House Price Index and why the results may not be a true reflection of market sentiment

Snippets of industry news: PFK appoints new director; Beresfords announces board appointments; Mark Jenkinson makes senior appointment

Property veteran formally received his OBE at an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle