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Michael Johnson gives his views on the current property market

Gross mortgage lending reached £20bn in September 2015 the Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated.

The Government has announced that from 1 February 2016 all private landlords in England will have to check new tenants have the right to be in the UK before renting out their property.

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will ensure those plans are produced for them.

Women looking to buy a home are most concerned about the space within a property, while men’s decisions are governed by the home’s location, research from Santander reveals.

A campaign targeting residential landlords has given HM Revenue and Customs an additional tax take of over £50 million.