What might Reform UK’s election success mean for housing?
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party is on the rise after making big gains in English local elections
Marc da Silva
Foxtons bring in external consultants to help clean up company’s culture
The estate agency has pledged to do more to improve working conditions at the firm following recent allegations
Fast-growing self-employed estate agency platform acquires regional firm
Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce strives to 'dominate the fast-growing self-employed estate agency sector' with the latest venture he has invested in
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Knight Frank's head of DE&I made redundant; Husband and wife duo join Harding Green; New co-chairs appointed to new ARL committee
Around 173,500 first-time buyers received assistance last year – new data
Assistance paid out since 2021 totals £38.5bn – 71% more than the previous four years
Independent estate agency acquires rival company
This strategic merger brings together two prominent agencies
Corporate relocation demand placing ‘upwards pressure on rents’
More companies are choosing London to relocate staff
Reform UK vows to resist housing asylum seekers in its council areas
The party plans to use “judicial reviews, injunctions, planning laws” in an effort to resist housing asylum seekers
Interest rates set to fall at fastest rate since UK’s financial crisis
The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates next week
Ex-Zoopla manager confirmed as new owner of well-established estate agency
The former senior sales manager at Zoopla takes over from predecessor who led the agency for 27 years
‘Portals are the lifeblood of agent lead flow, but the relationship is turning toxic’ – new report
Rightmove rules but resentment grows: the agent verdict on portals is in
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Jackson-Stops director joins Lister Haigh; Savills announces key leadership appointments; Carter Jonas names new equity partner
Home buyer mortgage approvals dropped ahead of stamp duty deadline
Mortgage approvals for house purchase offer a better measure of the health of the housing market
Campaigners gather to protest against rogue landlords
Activists are demanding a stop to soaring rents and exploitation of tenants
Government’s rent caps ‘are a flawed policy’
A realistic re-evaluation of any policy on rent caps would certainly go some way to addressing the current issues for landlords and investors
The Mortgage Works launches sub-3% buy-to-let rates
TMW introduces lowest headline rate for nearly three years
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Ex-Savills pair join United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty; Uber's Bobby Morris joins Upstix; Spicerhaart appoints IT operations manager
UK rental prices continue upward trend
It has been another month of steadily increasing rents
Industry reaction to HMRC property transactions data
Another monthly increase in transactions was to be expected as buyers hurried to beat the stamp duty deadline
Rental knowledge gap ‘pose a risk to harmonious tenant-landlord relationships’
Reports reveals around a third of renters do not know what would happen if they paid their rent late; Data also shows 69% of renters have never heard of the Renters’ Rights Bill