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Long-awaited leasehold reforms face further delays, housing minister says
Matthew Pennycook promised to abolish the “feudal” leasehold system before the next election
Mortgage lenders accused of ‘blatant profiteering’
Several banks and building societies have raised mortgage rates in recent weeks, while also cutting savings rates
Housing minister pledges more regulation of agents – RoPA is coming
Agent regulation is still on the UK government agenda, confirms Matthew Pennycook
Agents recognised at prestigious awards
The awards celebrate outstanding contributions from property consultants, wealth managers, legal experts, and other professionals serving (U)HNW clients
£3.3m fundraise for PropertyTech business
Praetura’s investment director, Peter Carway, has joined Street Group’s board as part of the investment
Inheritance tax remains ‘an absolute cash cow for the government’
The changes to inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget are extremely short sighted, says tax specialist, as tax receipts rise
Agents can now enhance their listings on LonRes with property reels
Property marketing continues to evolve, and today video reels play an increasingly important role in the promotion of a property
Agents support mandatory industry training
The majority of those surveyed believe that estate agency is a job best learnt on the ground, not in a classroom
Interest rates may need to be cut much faster than expected, says Bank policymaker
Deputy governor of the Bank of England warns that Rachel Reeves’s Budget tax raid had introduced “uncertainty to the outlook for the labour market and wider economy”
Budget stamp duty hike on second homes deterring property investors
Second home buyers were recently hit with a stamp duty surcharge rise
New ‘exchange-ready’ conveyancing service aims to speed up transactions
An 18-month pilot was conducted involving several estate agents
Property firms dented by a sharper-than-expected hike in inflation
There are concerns over the impact of this on mortgage rates and subsequent demand in the property market
The Experts Group launches self-employed auction sales network
New network is targeting 100 agents at launch
Propertymark urges government to ‘encourage investment from landlords’
Given the challenges that the housing sector faces, now is the time to encourage investment from landlords, says professional body
UK house prices rise at fastest pace since Feb 2023 – industry response
The average house price in the United Kingdom in September was 2.9% higher than a year earlier, while rents rose 8.7% over the same period
Right to Buy reforms set to exclude more tenants from the scheme
The government wants to cut Right to Buy discounts back to pre-2012 levels and discourage social tenants from selling the homes they have purchased
Rental market prediction: The forecast for the next five years
Will the supply-demand imbalance continue to override affordability in the rental market?
Agents must prepare for stricter anti-money laundering rules
The new guidance published by the government can be viewed here