Remediation Delayed, Residents Still Waiting
There was a moment, not so long ago, when it felt as though the long-running cladding crisis might f...
The £250 Leasehold Cap – Reform, Relief or Another Half-Measure?
This week on Property Quorum, attention turns once again to leasehold reform, following the announce...
Paying to Comply? The Handbook Wake-Up Call
There was a sharp intake of breath across conveyancing when UK Finance announced plans to charge for...
Living Through Disruption: The Mental Health Impact We Rarely Talk About
There is a tendency, when talking about housing disruption, to focus on the visible things. Scaffold...
Leasehold Reform and the Cost of Unsafe Buildings
For many leaseholders, building safety has never felt like an abstract policy debate. It shows up in...
Will 2026 Really Change How We Buy and Sell Homes?
The home buying and selling system in England and Wales has been talked about, tinkered with, and qu...
Does a Quieter Market Really Help Conveyancers?
There’s a growing assumption that a slowing property market should give conveyancers some breathing ...
Property Matters: Communal Heating and the £60,000 Question
Tuesday 20th January at the slightly later time of 2pmThis week on Property Matters, Gareth Wax will...
Search Packs: Why They’re Not All the Same – And Why It Matters
When buying a property, most people expect conveyancing to involve a fair amount of paperwork, legal...
Another 275 Homes Lost: The Building Safety Register Grows Again
Today’s Cladding Matters conversation lands on another grim milestone, one that feels uncomfortably ...
Fewer Conveyancers, Longer Waits: A System Under Strain
There’s been a quiet shift happening across the conveyancing sector, and it’s starting to show. Fewe...
Are We Writing Our Future History Through Planning?
This Tuesday’s Property Matters opens the year by stepping back from the headlines and asking a quie...
When PAS 9980 Became a Battleground
Chair: Gareth WaxCladding Matters – Friday 16th January at 1pmJoining the panel: Hamish McLay, Steph...
Are NIMBYs Losing Their Say in Planning?
Property Quorum – Thursday 15th JanuaryPlanning has always been a balancing act. Local voices, natio...
A Sector Without Dominant Players
IPSA Kind Of Magic, Wednesday at 1pmFor our first IPSA Kind Of Magic of the year, we turn our attent...
The Shape of Property in 2026
Property Matters – Tuesday 12th January at 1pmAs the industry settles into a new year, 2026 already ...
Everyone, deep in their hearts, wants to become a Maverick.
Everyone, deep in their hearts, wants to become a Maverick.The rule breaker. The one who defies auth...
Happy New Year from Spilling The Proper-Tea
Happy New Year to everyone from all of us at Spilling The Proper-Tea.We hope you had an enjoyable an...
Cladding Matters – The 3 D’s of PAS 9980: Destructive, Derisive and Dangerous
For the final edition of Cladding Matters this year, Gareth Wax is in the chair, joined by Hamish Mc...
2025 Round-Up - Rents, Rules, Rates, and Reality
As we reach the final Property Quorum of the year, it feels like the right moment to pause and take ...