Agency
Five-branch estate agency collapses after £665,000 HMRC debt deal fails
Estate agency's £665,000 HMRC debt deal failed after just four monthly payments
Agency
The UK property market is apparently at death’s door
What if the housing market is not nearly as bad as some agents make you to believe?
Agency
Leasehold reforms under fire as lawyers warn flat owners may not save a penny
Managing agents face tougher service charge rules as lawyers question whether new leasehold reforms will reduce costs for millions of flat owners
Landlords
Landlord possession claims surge as court backlog fears grow
Landlord evictions claims rise sharply following recent Renters Rights Act
Landlords
Seven in ten landlords consider rent hikes as property tax rise looms
Landlord confidence takes another hit as tax rise looms
Mortgages
Mortgage arrears fall again – but industry warns worse may be ahead
Mortgage arrears fall for a tenth consecutive quarter, but property analysts warn higher rates and rising landlord possessions could signal trouble ahead
Lettings
The unlikely town where room rents are rising faster than anywhere else
Room rents have surged 10.4% in one UK town, overtaking a major city, as SpareRoom reports record rents and rising demand across market towns
Lettings
Section 21 ban fails to make most tenants feel more secure, research finds
Most tenants do not feel more secure following the abolition of Section 21, study reveals
Training
More than 300 agents gather as AI threatens to reshape traditional agency model
Agents urged to rethink staffing and business models as AI takes centre stage
Mortgages
First-time buyers retreat as mortgage rate rise triggers sharp drop in demand
Higher mortgage rates hit demand
Housebuilding
Housebuilding slump deepens as private construction falls 4.7%
Fresh blow to housing delivery as private housebuilding falls sharply
Marketing
Bad luck for estate agents? Friday the 13th scares off home-movers
Friday the 13th spooks home-movers
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Agency
Estate agents brace for further sales slump as housing outlook hits three-year low
Housing market outlook weakest since 2023, RICS warns
Acquisitions
Estate agency group acquires another independent in latest expansion
Independent estate agency changes hands as group expands
Marketing
Estate agency giant unveils rebrand following rapid expansion
Estate agency rebrands following two years of growth
Lettings
Savills strengthens Bath operation with new lettings department
Savills moves into Bath lettings market with new team
Agency
Estate agents’ earnings fail to keep pace with inflation
- Estate agents lose ground to inflation as pay growth struggles to keep up
Tech
The Guild launches AI training series for estate agents
AI in estate agency: Guild webinars to cover practical uses, marketing and compliance risks
Acquisitions
Ambitious franchisees secure third estate agency office in latest acquisition
Agency duo complete third branch deal as expansion continues
Landlords
Buy-to-let warning sign as new property company formations plunge 25%
New figures reveal a sharp slowdown in company incorporations linked to property investment
Agency
Family-run estate agency expands with new branch as CEO takes charge
Independent estate agency expands with new office and leadership shake-up
Mortgages
First-time buyers borrow more as mortgage rates hit three-year high
First-time buyers stretch budgets further as lenders increase high-LTV mortgage options
Prices
Prime London sales slump as price cuts mount and rents rise 5%
Prime London sales fell sharply in October as price reductions increased
Marketing
Mortgage Advice Bureau drops full name in major rebrand
Company targets wider homeownership market
Editorial Partner
- Legal Services Board makes policy and performance appointments
- Law Society welcomes CJC’s AI report but warns of potential for ‘misleading documents’
- Compass launches national SDLT survey
- SRA finalises how it plans to ‘reset’ and focus on “proactive, intelligence led’ regulation
- New measures for leaseholders to challenge ‘unfair and unreasonable’ freeholder practices
- Zoopla report immediate fall in buyer enquiries in the wake of base rate increase
- Fundamental structure of law economics challenged by AI suggests new report
- Technology round-up: new platforms and collaborations
