While chatter around the impact the General Election result is set to ramp up again, the impact on financial markets is likely to stay minimal especially if the current poll predictions materialise.

The year to March 2024 saw the fewest new housing sites consented than during any 12-month period since the data collection commenced in 2006.

An investigation by Sky News and a housing campaigner have revealed that there are some 33,993 vacant council properties in England alone, the highest number since 2009.

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty came into effect on June 1st.

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed.

UK house prices returned to growth in May, according to Nationwide, as buyers' confidence was buoyed by wage growth and lower inflation.

According to Rightmove, average rents climb 8.5% in a year.

The number of people buying properties before they have been built has slumped to its lowest level in more than a decade amid higher mortgage rates and a lack of government help for first-time buyers.