News Archive

Snippets of industry news: Associate director joins Savills from CBRE; Walker Singleton announces two senior promotions; Directorate change at Persimmon

Roundtable featuring Michele Gettins, Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, Tim Barnett, Gary Barker, Katy Billany, and Ian McKenzie agree that innovation is often a differentiator for estate agents

The new Renters’ Rights Bill will likely move forwards many aspects that were proposed in the previous Renters’ (Reform) Bill under the previous Conservative government

Advisory board on behalf of Zoopla has written a letter to the government outlining recommendations which it believes builds on planned proposals

Following the release of the TA6 Property Information Form (5th edition) (2024) in March, The Property Laws Action Group called for a SGM to debate and vote on a motion of no confidence

The Tao of Strategy offers valuable insights from Eastern philosophy that can complement our Western business strategies

Roger Southam launches new agency eight years after selling Chainbow to Savills – the goal is to have 30,000 properties on its books within the next two to three years

The move is designed to help digitise the homebuying process

The property professionals now have criminal convictions after lying about their tax affairs, as well as the network of firms and ownership structures they had set up to commit fraud

With 17 enquiries for every available rental property, the market remains out of balance and difficult for tenants

Empowering these would-be vendors with personalised property information gives them more control and confidence to plan their next move, according to the property portal

New data reveals that 10% of buy-to-let mortgages are now held by landlords who have set up as companies

Inheritance tax remains firmly at the heart of the political debate given Labour’s pledge not to raise most of the other major sources of tax revenue, including income tax, National Insurance or VAT

A continued desire for first-class property has meant that market activity remains stronger than before the pandemic

Close to 1,000 new homes will be delivered as part of the project

Property portal tells agents that they will be consulted on any changes going forward

HMRC issues a “stop notice”, which makes it a criminal offence for Property118 to continue to promote their tax avoidance scheme; Founder of Property118 seeks donations to ‘fight back’

The supply-demand imbalance continues to push up rents

Estate agent turned MP, Kevin Hollinrake, is preparing to launch a shot at the top job as hopefuls line up to succeed Rishi Sunak

The purchase aligns with the estate agency’s vision to expand its footprint and enhance its property management and sales services