EWS1 Confusion: Why MHCLG’s Fast-Track Plans Miss the Point

On next Friday’s Cladding Matters at 1pm, we’ll be looking at a story shared by journalist Vicky Spr...

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Fearing the Renters’ Rights Bill, Landlords Seek Safer Ground

With over a million property sales already recorded this year, the market is clearly moving at a fai...

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From Confusion to Clarity – The New TA6 and TA7 Explained

For years, the TA6 and TA7 forms have been a fixture in conveyancing, but not exactly anyone’s favou...

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The Four Week Fix – Can Home-Buying Really Get Quicker?

Buying a home should be exciting, yet for most people it ends up feeling more like a marathon of wai...

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A Commonwealth Conversation – Australia’s Cladding Reforms and the UK Challenge

This Friday’s Cladding Matters will take on a truly international flavour. Gareth Wax will be in the...

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The HMO Boom – Shared Living or Shared Headache?

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the rental market, and it’s one built on shared kitchens, mu...

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Trust in the Detail: The Search Code and the Power of Compliance

In a world where so much of the homebuying process now relies on digital feeds, instant data, and au...

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Shared Ownership – Still a Stepping Stone, or a Stumbling Block?

Tuesday 14th October at 1pmShared ownership was once billed as the clever middle ground – a way for ...

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Between Evacuation and Restoration: Unsafe, Unheard, and Forced to Stay

For some residents, the evacuation order came suddenly. For others, it never came at all. Across Eng...

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Property Quorum: What’s a Section 106 Anyway? Affordable Homes Gridlock Explained

This week on Property Quorum, we’re turning our attention to one of the biggest hold-ups in housing ...

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Weathering Change – Climate Awareness in Property Searches

Climate awareness is now part of everyday life. We hear more about flooding, droughts, and rising te...

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Con Artists, Cowboys and Costly Mistakes

There’s no shortage of genuine, hard-working people in construction. Yet the small minority of cowbo...

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Building Safety Under Pressure, Leasehold Under Review

This week on Cladding Matters, we are joined by Gideon Amos MP, the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson fo...

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Property Quorum: Big Houses, Small Options – The Downsizing Block

For years, the idea of “downsizing” has been sold as a win-win. Older homeowners release equity, mov...

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Digital Dreams and Data Nightmares – The Real Risks Behind Search Reform

The world of conveyancing is being told that the answer to delays and fall-throughs lies in digitisa...

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Can Smaller Landlords Survive the Squeeze?

Every so often, property throws up a trend that tells us a lot about the state of the market. Right ...

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The Week Ahead in Podcasts & Articles w/c 29th September

Another week of full conversations ahead. Gareth Wax (host, producer, and director) and Hamish McLay...

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Ending the Fleecehold: Leasehold & Building Safety Under the Spotlight

This Friday, Cladding Matters takes a closer look at leasehold reform and the bigger questions aroun...

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The Great Stamp Duty Shake-Up

Stamp Duty Land Tax has long been the bugbear of homebuyers. It’s the lump sum that can make a dream...

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Searches Under Pressure: Conveyancing in a Volatile Market

The property market has always been a little unpredictable, yet in recent months the swings have fel...

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Damp, Mould and the Power of Awaab’s Law

When you think about the housing crisis, the conversation often turns to affordability, planning bot...

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The Need for Consumer Protection Against Building Defects in Blocks of Flats

The cladding story is not just about fire safety. It is also about the wider issue of building defec...

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Renters’ Rights Bill - What’s Coming and When

The private rental market is heading for one of its biggest shake-ups in decades. The Renters’ Right...

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Beyond the CON29R – Why Detail Still Matters

The CON29R form is a cornerstone of property searches. Since 2016 it has covered everything from pla...

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A Right Delayed – The Endless Wait for Accessible Homes

Across the country, thousands of disabled residents are stuck waiting. Waiting for councils to appro...

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The Week Ahead in Podcasts & Articles W/c 15th September 2025

As ever, we’ve got a full line-up of podcasts and discussions across the week. Gareth Wax (host, pro...

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A Warning from Within: ‘Don’t Do It’—The Shared Ownership Chronicles

Shared ownership was once sold as a way onto the housing ladder. Instead, for many, it has become a ...

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Too Many Cooks? When Too Many Parties Slow the Sale

Property Quorum – Thursday 11th September at 10amBuying or selling a home should feel like progress....

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Beyond the Listing: Why ‘Property Search’ Isn’t Just One Search

When people say, “I’ve done the property search,” you can’t help but smile. That phrase suggests a q...

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Cement Crunch: The Weak Link in UK Housebuilding

Cement is one of those things most of us rarely think about. It is simply there, holding up homes, s...

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