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Landlords who let out holiday homes as businesses will have to fork out significantly more money annually as the government closes what it describes as a tax loophole.

Foxtons has offloaded the D&G sales business and all of its branches.

Tributes have been paid to a “true gentleman” and a former politician who has died due to ill health.

The two co-directors become the first women estate agent owners in this prized patch of West London.

More than 1,100 home sellers who sold in the past six months were surveyed last week, and asked to rate their estate agent.

New research shows that demand continued to outstrip supply, with property listings down 7% in October and 6% in December.

Snippets of industry news: Strutt & Parker makes senior appointment; Homesearch has a new CTO; Just Mortgages expands

The acquisition comes at a time of significant change for the property management firm following a fresh rebrand, the departure of the founding partners and a series of new purchases.

Money raised by agents and suppliers goes towards research into cruel Huntingdon’s Disease.

Agents can now register for the upcoming AML webinar.

Total property spend in prime London exceeded £11.6bn in 2021, the highest annual spend since LonRes records began in 2000. 

The estate agency has taken over a company which has traded for 27 years.

Landlords will no longer be able to give notice until renters have been in the property for a minimum of six months.

What will the property market look like in 2022? Estate agents offer their thoughts.

The open letter from Michael Bruce reflects on the state of the portal market and specifically what he sees as the the inequity of mortgage referral leads.

Anthony Martin, a well-known estate agency brand in Kent, is to roll out its franchise model throughout the country.

Savills share price soars after the firm significantly upgrades its profit forecasts following a surge in demand for high-end property at the end of last year.

Sex-for-rent landlords who ask tenants to give ‘sex for rent’ face seven years’ jail under a new tougher law backed by the House of Lords yesterday.

The widening supply-demand imbalance is placing upward pressure on property prices, with fewer sellers willing to drop their asking prices.

Winkworth shares increased by almost 10% yesterday as the company predicted annual profit ahead of market forecasts and rewarded shareholders with a special payout.

More than half of estate agents say staff absences is having a major impact on their business, new poll finds.

The former CEO of The Reapit Group, a property software provider of CRM and property management solutions, has taken up a new post.

For tenants, the idea of paying a new tax is likely frustrating, according to the London-based agency.

There has reportedly been a significant increase in cyber-related attacks against estate agents.

One poster on Twitter joked that she has seen ‘jail cells bigger’ than the studio flat on offer.

Reflecting on changes made by the government on the back on the Omicron variant, Propertymark has updated its coronavirus guidance.

Leaseholders in England and Wales could find it easier and cheaper to buy the freehold of their building under radical new government proposals.

The new consultation seeks views on a number of reforms to the leasehold and commonhold system following recommendations in the Law Commission’s reports published last year.

Hamptons has been confirmed as the principle sponsor of a Garden Sanctuary at the 2022 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Will estate agents join a growing number of firms changing their rules and cutting sick pay for unvaccinated staff who need to self-isolate?