Colliers outlines what it believes the new government must do to reform business rates
Colliers has launched a 'ten point business rates manifesto for growth' - detailing what in its opinion the new government must do to reform business rates
Marc da Silva
UK house prices edge higher in June – Property industry reaction to Nationwide HPI
Nationwide’s House Price Index for June was released this morning – property professionals share their thoughts
‘Changing the stigma of estate agents can be a challenge’, says co-founder of new firm
New estate agency pledges to donate money from every sales completion to local charities, causes and businesses
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Propertymark announce new elected board members and vice presidents; Vicky Judson joins iamproperty; Heaton & Partners expands
Latest data points to recovering housing market as transactions near ‘pre-pandemic norms’
The increase in property transactions points to building confidence among consumers
Letting agents fined thousands of pounds for licensing failures
Local authority says these fines send a clear message that they will not tolerate negligence from letting agents and landlords
‘It is time to fix the broken housing benefit system once and for all’ – NRLA
The lack of clarity on housing benefit rates is creating yet more uncertainty
EA Masters nominated for prestigious awards
EA Masters has been confirmed as a finalist for two illustrious industry awards
BPF publishes new governance code for for-profit providers
The purpose of the new code is to promote good governance among FPRPs
Football league club renews agreement with mortgage broker
The new deal has been agreed ahead of the 2024/25 season
Conditional selling by estate agents is getting worse
A significant minority of estate agents are being allowed to continue to negatively impact our industry. This has to stop, says the CEO of Access Financial Services
Property industry reacts to Zoopla House Price Index
A number of estate agents are seeing a bounce in buyer activity
Well-established estate agent expands after buying two office franchises
The acquisition follows the owner's retirement after almost 30 years with estate agency business
Home sellers risk losing money by using Purplebricks
vendors urged to do the do the maths and think about ‘the implication of paying upfront’
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: New president of ARLA Propertymark; Hartnell Taylor Cook announces revised management structure; Ralph Sayer's estate agency division has a new sales head
Leaseholders warned new laws could take years to come into effect
The Leasehold Reform Act became law before parliament was dissolved in May ahead of the general election on 4 July
House prices are 8% overvalued, says Zoopla
The big question is how far do property prices need to fall? And where are prices most overvalued?
Proportion of first-time buyers paying stamp duty could more than double under Labour
Reallymoving has analysed the proportion of first-time buyers who would pay stamp duty under the two main political parties
How much do you earn? Number of higher rate income taxpayers soars
High inflation and frozen tax bands are dragging more people into paying income tax
Agents opt for PropTech rather than extra staff to avoid ‘wage increases’
A growing number of agents are turning to PropTech to manage growth, not extra staff, owing in part to high wage inflation