New property search data ‘presents an exciting opportunity for estate agency professionals’
Understanding buyer behaviour is important for estate agents
Marc da Silva
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Fine & Country welcomes new associates; Knight Frank announces new head of sales; Newmark makes senior appointments
Chancellor announces £2bn cash injection to boost social and affordable housebuilding
Thousands of affordable homes will begin construction by March 2027
New tax on second homes deemed a ‘naked cash grab’
Data shows around 75% of councils in England will introduce the discretionary charge from April
Public perceptions holding back digital property transactions
The OPDA says the property transaction process in the UK is in urgent need of modernisation and is calling for change
Housing affordability returns to pre-pandemic levels but ‘ongoing issues remain’
The affordability ratio has decreased significantly, with areas across the country becoming more affordable to buy property
Zoopla launches new video series
‘Show Me a House’ gives agents the opportunity to showcase unique or viral listings on their books to a wider audience
Buy-to-let remains investment of choice for thousands of investors
There is still plenty of investor appetite for property despite looming tax and legislative changes
Well-established estate agency acquires historic firm
The estate agency announces strategic expansion
UK housing market starting to adjust to economic polices
Knight Frank’s latest analysis of the UK housing market unveiled
Sharp rise in stamp duty tax take as buyers rush to beat deadline
The level of sales has been fuelled by first time buyers trying to beat the end of the £250,000 tax-free SDLT threshold
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Ex-Marsh & Parsons area director joins Moveli; James Hicks returns to Aitch Group; Gleeson Homes appoints new director
Major housing groups in discussions to create a new 30,000-home organisation
The partnership will be subject to approval by both boards and the relevant shareholders
Renters’ Rights Bill to return to the Lords next month
The committee stage of the Bill will begin in the House of Lords on 22 April
UK housing costs hit a record high in 2024, new data shows
Overall, Londoners incurred a quarter of national housing costs last year alone
Zoopla targets ‘a continuous pipeline of serious sellers for agents’
MyHome forms an important part of the property website's wider marketing strategy
Rachel Reeves unveils £600m to tackle construction skills shortages
Up to 60,000 more engineers, brickies, sparkies, and chippies to be trained by 2029
Inheritance tax receipts 11.8% up on last year at £7.6bn
Inheritance tax described as "a meal ticket for HMRC"
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Renters ‘deserting Birmingham’ as bin strike battle rages on, says agency
Strikes by refuse workers in Birmingham have led to scenes of chaos, with bins piling up on streets, reports of rats, and some residents saying their recycling has not been collected in a month