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Foxtons Q1 2025 trading update, revenues up 24%

New agency founder says he was one of the first to adopt social media for selling homes

Snippets of industry news: Jackson-Stops appoints sales director; President of NAVA Propertymark joins Bidx1; Knight Frank appoints new non-exec adviser

Rupal Patel previously worked for Savills, Goldschmidt & Howland and Ellis & Co, before joining Winkworth, while his business partner, Ravi Patel, is an IT specialist

Committee stage is a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Affluent owners are reportedly fleeing the UK ahead of this month’s abolition of the non-dom tax regime

UK government updates impact assessment

Zoopla says it has driven stronger results for agents in Q1

The aim of the session is to help agents understand and prepare for the key areas of the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill

Since the 1980s, it has typically taken an economic shock for renting to drop materially below the cost of buying

Housing costs, including rent or mortgage payments, council tax, energy and other bills, now make up 28% of income across the UK, study shows

London’s largest agency by volume saw profits rise by 17% to almost £50m last year

Members of the House of Lords will begin their detailed examination of the Renters’ Rights Bill in committee this afternoon

The Renter’s Rights Bill will not hamper the profitability of being a buy-to-let landlord – FCC Paragon

Completions surged last month

A typical two-year fixed rate mortgage is now lower than the equivalent five-year for those with large deposits for the first time since the mini-Budget

The estate agency expands presence with takeover of its seventh high street office

Unscrupulous landlord punished for ‘unsafe and filthy conditions’

Recent acquisitions plus the opening of two new Dexters offices in Surbiton and Canada Water have enlarged the group’s portfolio of local high street London offices by 12 in recent weeks

This latest rise in house prices follows a particularly active first quarter of the year

More than 21,000 homes sold STC this week, yet estate agents overvaluing continues to hold the market back

Letting agents are managing multiple applicants for every available property amid fierce competition

Snippets of industry news: Cushman & Wakefield names new chief executive; Knight Frank forms new UK Board; New appointment at Harding Green after Cluttons exit

The penalty followed an inspection under a scheme to improve private rented housing in the city

Accreditation programme aims to improving how property data is shared and used

TPFG has agreed an exclusive deal for its 15 agency brands

Estate agency group says almost half of its franchises and the vast majority of their London offices are now in the top three slot by market share in their local area

The rental market is experiencing an accelerated adjustment phase as supply constraints intensify and rental costs continue their upward trajectory

From rate cuts to changes to affordability criteria, mortgage lenders are doing everything they can to win new business

Ahead of Committee Stage of the Bill in Lords, the NRLA is calling on the government to back a number of amendments proposed by peers in the House of Lords