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Future Group has strengthened its team with three key appointments, welcoming Jess Gay, Lewis Moss and Isabella Scourfield as the business continues to invest across its specialist divisions and client support. The appointments span client relationships, renewable energy and fire safety, bringing additional experience and expertise into the Group as the requirements of residential and mixed-use developments continue to evolve.

First-time buyers of new-build homes in England could buy with a 2.5% deposit under a new government equity loan scheme. Ministers are also planning to give councils stronger powers over empty homes. Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the scheme, aimed particularly at first-time buyers without family money behind them, as one of several housing policies set out ahead of his first Labour conference as leader in Liverpool.

The cost of rental voids has risen by almost 58% in three years, and the average landlord now loses an estimated £1,100 or so in rental income each time their property sits empty between tenancies, according to new research from residential property management specialist Rushbrook.

Nearly half of landlords in England and Wales say tenant referencing has become more important since the ban on advance rent payments, according to new research from Leaders. Its Summer 2026 Lettings Report, based on responses from 717 landlords and 860 tenants, finds that with advance rent gone as a financial safeguard, referencing is now the main way landlords manage risk.

£50,000+ inheritances could create Britain's next generation of landlords The value of wealth passed between generations is expected to double over the next two decades, and 40% of landlords already got their property through inheritance, a gift or a former home.

Changing managing agent can feel like a fresh start, with a new approach, a new relationship and a new system. In many cases it is also a chance to improve the way a building is managed. Clients change agent for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes they want a more responsive service, sometimes expectations have changed, and sometimes the relationship has simply run its course. Cost may understandably play a part too.

TrueNorth Capital Group has acquired long-established industrial and commercial roofing specialist Total Roof Control (Midlands) Ltd as part of an ambitious acquisition strategy. The acquisition strengthens TrueNorth’s External Envelope & Facades division and represents another significant step in the group’s plans to bring together high-quality specialist construction businesses under long-term ownership.

Two companies have been fined a combined £1.3 million after a window unit fell from the 26th floor of a luxury development in London, killing a coach driver on his break as he walked below.

Record-breaking warming in the Pacific Ocean is increasing the chances of a wetter, windier UK autumn and early winter. For residential blocks, though, the bigger issue may not be the weather itself. It may simply be whether there is enough money available when something goes wrong.

This year's prolonged dry weather could raise the risk of cracking and structural movement in some UK homes, a national trade body has warned. The Property Care Association (PCA) is asking homeowners to watch for signs of movement, especially in areas with shrinkable clay soils. These soils swell when wet (heave) and shrink as they dry out (desiccation).

The Association for Rental Living has appointed Merilee Karr, Founder and CEO of UnderTheDoormat Group, as its Short Stay Rental Special Advisor. 

Britain’s councils received 7,899 complaints about Japanese knotweed, Giant hogweed, bamboo and Himalayan balsam over the past five years, with knotweed accounting for almost three quarters of the total.