The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing shake-up designed to make it cheaper to buy and build homes. Property Soup reports that Shadow Housing Secretary Katie Lam (main picture, inset) used the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham to...

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services, technology and transformation experience to its board. Stent (pictured) has held senior executive positions across financial services, technology, retail and travel, including roles at Virgin Group, Barclays and Thomas Cook. Her previous...