Bank of England set to cut interest rates this week
Pressure is increasing on the Bank of England to resume cutting interest rates amid growing economic concerns
Marc da Silva
House of Lords urged to amend Renters’ Rights Bill this week
Over 200 emails and letters have been sent to peers from agents across the country ahead of the second reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill in the House of Lords tomorrow
Lucky escape as car crashes into front of estate agency branch
There was a large emergency service response after a car crashed into an estate agents office
Government launches UK land use consultation as part of development plans
The government wants to accelerate housebuilding across the UK
The latest data from HMRC is a sign of housing market recovery
These figures offer valuable insight into overall activity and are a key indicator as to how the market is likely to shape up in early 2025
Council urges owners of empty homes to sell or rent to help city’s housing emergency
The local authority wants owners of vacant properties to bring homes back into use
Stamp duty hike on additional homes fails to deter BTL investors
People buying second homes or investment properties were already subject to a higher rate of stamp duty prior to the Budget
Conveyancing Association launch 2025 Lender Survey
The professional body wants to improve collaboration during the conveyancing transaction with surveyors, valuers, valuation panels, valuation software providers, RICS, and lenders
Relief for leaseholders as two-year rule is officially scrapped
Effective from today, leaseholders will no longer need to wait for two years to commence enfranchisement or lease extension processes
Property industry reacts to Nationwide data with marginal house price gain in January
Key house price data has just been released
Agents urged to prepare for legislative changes
New rules represent a major shift in compliance obligations for agents
Major property firm starts redundancy consultation
The company has confirmed it is carrying out a redundancy consultation as it reviews its business structure
Fast-expanding estate agency launches latest branch
The estate agency was founded in late 2022 by a group of former senior agents at Knight Frank
New AI receptionist product to help estate agents automate call handling
VoiceProp AI is designed to free agents up to focus on their business away from screens
Mortgage approvals increase as buyers race to beat stamp duty changes
Mortgage approvals in December were up more than 30% compared to the same month a year earlier
Does your area feature in Rightmove’s most affordable rental locations?
The findings come amid a cooling of what has been a ferociously hot rental market over the last year
Fast-growing estate agency announces second acquisition of the year
Estate agency says it has no intention of changing strategy when it comes to its aggressive expansion plan
LSL appoints new CEO in strategic leadership transition
The appointment follows David Stewart's decision to step down from the role
TPFG eyes ‘next phase of growth’ after posting record-breaking financial results
The Property Franchise Group issues trading update following the delivery of two major acquisitions
LSL’s estate agency franchise model delivers solid results
LSL Property Services has issued a full year trading update, with 2024 results ahead of expectations and materially above a year earlier