Residential & Social Housing

John Minnis, founder of award-winning Belfast-based estate agency John Minnis, comments on housing proposals that have been floated ahead of the UK Chancellor's Autumn Budget.

Recently recognised with an Award of Merit from the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, PUBLIC47's State Street project provides a model on designing to strengthen community and livability in one of the most racially and culturally diverse neighborho

NAEA Propertymark President Mary-Lou Press comments on a recent finding by Barclays Bank that a third of first-time buyer purchases in the UK are semi-detached properties, as young people turn to 'forever homes'

Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns, comments on a recent discussion of the housing market in the Scottish Parliament.

Propertymark CEO Nathan Emerson responds to the March 2025 Money and Credit Report from the Bank of England.

Toby Leek, NAEA Propertymark President, responds to the latest quarterly 'Later Life Mortgage Lending' report from UK Finance.

Blenheim Estate Homes and its long-standing development partner, Pye Homes, are spreading festive cheer this month, supporting a host of community-focused initiatives.

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, writes rent control proposals in the UK's proposed Housing Bill will do nothing to support more private rented homes in Scotland:

Iwona Hovenko, Senior Real Estate Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on the finding of BI's latest Housing Pulse report that UK housing activity may climb as chunky declines in mortgage rates follow the first Bank of England policy cut.

HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, and Lloyds are likely to face pressure on their net interest margins (NIM) due to tightening mortgage spreads according to a new Bloomberg Intelligence pricing study.

Stacey Lucas, President of the Building Controls Industry Association, explains why building management systems are essential for compliance with the UK's Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations for private rented property in England and Wales which are expected to come int

A new day, a new UK government - but will business be 'as usual'? Leading voices from across the property and built environment spectrum share their perspectives with FM Magazine.

In an open letter to the UK's next government, Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder at ASK Partners, presents a case for tackling poor housing supply by supporting local authorities over housebuilders.

Propertymark CEO Nathan Emerson responds to the Labour Party's 2024 UK election manifesto.

The UK government has generated another block to stopping the property market from making a recovery.

Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, comments on the UK Office of National Statistics' latest Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) report for May 2024 which addresses pr

The latest Housing Insight Report from Propertymark, the UK's largest professional body for estate and lettings agents, indicates the residential housing market is beginning to stabilise as rent arrears decrease.

A partnership between Ambient Assisted Living platform (AAL) Archangel and Care Messenger is offering integrating video and messaging services for individuals living with chronic illness and supported living needs in their own homes.

David Hannah, Group Chairman of Cornerstone Group, explains what's needed for UK renters to get onto the property ladder as research by The Adam Smith Institute finds that for a majority, the first 125 days worked in 2024 will go towards paying their landlords' bills.

Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, comments on the UK's Nationwide House Price Index for April 2024. Buyers and sellers are starting to accept the new reality of the housing market in the face of current interest rate levels, and it is encouraging to see that house prices are increa