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Specialist Liverpool property law firm JB Leitch set to open its first London office as a key part of its growth strategy.   Liverpool law firm JB Leitch is recruiting for its first London office which is set to open at the beginning of December. 

Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd has launched FlatGuard Estates, a new insurance solution purpose-built for residential and mixed-use housing estates - providing comprehensive protection for communal infrastructure and full public and property owners’ liability cover.

In yesterday’s Budget, a scheme funding the upgrades of damp, draughty and unsafe homes owned or rented by households earning under £31,000 was brutally shut down to the dismay of social housing experts, putting thousands of jobs and hundreds of thousands of low-income households at risk.

A Midland law firm has highlighted the huge legal changes to the UK’s private rental sector, explaining exactly what this means for landlords and tenants. 

With the Renters’ Rights Bill now officially an Act, landlords across England and Wales are being urged to make sure they are ready for one of the most significant shake-ups in rental legislation for decades. Although the new rules have not yet been implemented, the first stage of the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force on 1 May 2026.

The Autumn Budget has confirmed a series of major housing and property tax reforms that will reshape the market over the coming years. The measures place particular emphasis on higher value homes, revised council tax structures and long term planning reform. 

A massive fire engulfed the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on 26 November 2025. The complex comprises eight 31-storey towers housing nearly 4,800 residents. Flames erupted around 2:50 pm local time on external bamboo scaffolding and construction netting of one block undergoing renovation, then rapidly spread to at least seven of the towers.

The latest research from Jefferies London shows that, as many await news of potential Stamp Duty reform in the upcoming Autumn Budget, homebuyers across the capital have collectively paid almost £25bn (£24.9bn) in Stamp Duty over the last ten years, with buyers in prime central London contributing the largest share by a considerable margin. 

The latest data insight from Enness Global has revealed that, should the Chancellor introduce a 1% annual mansion tax on properties valued over £2 million, the measure would overwhelmingly target London homeowners, with two-thirds of qualifying transactions this year occurring in the capital alone. 

Leading national law firm Clarke Willmott has appointed Alexandria Kittlety as a partner in its Birmingham office, bolstering the firm’s commercial property team.

A property expert at Furley Page has warned landlords and tenants that they need to be fully prepared for the biggest shake up of short-term residential lettings in a generation as the Government has published its timeline for phasing in the Renters’ Rights Act.   

Sanj Solanki, Director at Trust Property Management Limited, has once again been named London Property Manager of the Year at the prestigious News on the Block Awards, for the second consecutive year.