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Govt lays out plans to accelerate remediation of unsafe buildings: - Target of 2029 for completion of all above 18m buildings - All 11m-18m to have a plan by 2029 - Developers to double the pace of remediation of former blocks - Fines for freeholders who 'sit on their hands'

Mortgage regulations stopped boom and bust in house prices as rates rose but at the cost of making it expensive to buy - proposals to weaken would need to be pretty wide ranging to have an impact

while stamp duty is going up from April, 3 in 5 first time buyers will stay pay nothing under £300k. The big tax raise is on the £2,500 extra cost from half of homeowners as the 2% rate returns

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) rents index lags new lets as its tracking rents across all homes, not those new to market and set at the rack rate - some big variations in what is happening to new let rents versus the stock of homes esp in London

UK rents for new lets are rising at the lowest rate for 3 years as lower migration and more FTBs see demand soften - still not enough supply so rent inflation will keep rolling at 4-5% - ONS recording catch-up across existing tenancies

our latest Zoopla HPI shows housing sales market activity up 10-11% yoy but price inflation slowing - there has been a surge in flats for sale and the gap between houses and flats now at a 30 year high - flats have more risk but there must be some opps for canny buyers

a lot of flats for sale but not much demand - houses continue to see more demand and than supply supporting price rises

Rental supply/demand imbalance narrows but we need more supply to help renters on low incomes