LonRes Awards 2025 – the winners
The awards mark some of the biggest, standout deals recorded over a 12-month period on the LonRes platform
Marc da Silva
Agents named and shamed by HMRC over unpaid tax
Property professionals, including estate and letting agents, have been listed among others by HMRC for deliberate tax default
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Chestertons trio join United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty; Spicerhaart appoints new director; Connells Group names two non-executive directors
eXp UK claims to now be ‘the biggest UK estate agency’
The self-employed agency brand is growing rapidly
Rate of rent increases slows
A shortage of supply has fuelled rental price growth in recent years
The number of million-pound homes for sale has doubled since 2019
The surge in million-pound homes for sale isn’t just happening in London
Lords committee seeks views on Building Safety Regulator
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a call for evidence
Trusted employee nearly bankrupted estate agency by stealing almost £80,000
Directors told the court the estate agency business nearly went bust
Rachel Reeves mulls inheritance tax U-turn amid UK ‘exodus’
A U-turn on inheritance tax for non-doms would almost certainly provide a clear boost for the prime central London property market
Does your agency feature in the Best Estate Agent Guide 2026?
The estate agents listed in the newly published guide have been revealed
More than 500,000 homes to be built through new National Housing Bank
As part of its Plan for Change, the government estimates that the new National Housing Bank will unlock £53bn of additional private investment
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Spicerhaart hires new MD; Knight Frank announces new partner; New golf specialist team at Savills
Former estate agent who fleeced tenants of £200k jailed
The ex-estate agent targeted tenants by renting them Airbnbs that belonged to other people as long-term lets
New Conversational AI to transform how estate agents ‘manage communication and leads’, says Nurtur
The artificial intelligence systems is designed to instantly verify leads via phone calls
Government to spend £7.9bn on flood defences for ‘hundreds of thousands of homes’
This long-term investment will be welcome news for many homeowners and businesses
Average value of prime London property sold drops sharply year-on-year
Whilst properties are transacting, they are doing so at the lower tiers of the market, says estate agent
Five agents expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme
Agents in Nottingham, Devon, Essex and London have been banned from the Ombudsman scheme
Estate agency set to close after firm applies to convert main office into residential use
The proposals seek a change of use to a short-term let, planning application shows
Last chance to have your say in ‘The Voice of the Agent’ survey
Final Call: Just days left to share your views
WiEA community walk to raise £70,000 in memory of Sarah Edmundson
Sarah Edmundson held several senior roles across the sector at Fine & Country, the Guild of Property Professionals, Boomin, and as CEO of estate agency charity Agents Together