Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Former RICS president joins property consultancy; Bywater Properties appoints new head of Living; Langham Estate promotes Malcom Pugh to CEO following £340m sale
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Tories accused of ditching manifesto pledge to scrap ground rents
Michael Gove is losing his battle to reform existing leaseholds, Sunday Times reports
Reappointed housing minister must address ‘challenges across the housing sector’
The minister is being urged to must work across government to increase housing supply
OnTheMarket ‘marks another significant milestone’ in property portal war
OnTheMarket's Jason Tebb says the website is well-placed to change the UK portal landscape
Global listings site now open to UK estate agents
The global listings offering is designed for UK estate agents who want to attract more international buyers and renters
Major property group launches £900m lending arm
The property group wants to expand its investment into different types of residential property nationwide, including homes for sale as well as rental, student and retirement housing
Ambitious estate agency completes the purchase of two rival firms
To continue its expansion, the estate agency has set aside funds for further acquisitions
Lords committee urges government to get on with creating regulator of property agents
The government is accused of sitting on its hands for four years, by not acting on the report of the working group it set up
Five-branch estate agency launches land and new homes division
In tandem with the launch of its new homes division, the estate agency has announced the upcoming opening of its newest branch this spring
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: New director appointed at Manchester-based Xenia Lettings; Senior duo join Oakheart Property; Stanhope director Henry Williams to retire
Safety warning after female agents receive abusive and threatening calls
A safety alert has been issued after several female agents report being subject to telephone harassment
DLUHC to consider impact of current rules on jointly owned properties
The government issuers a 'call for evidence' to understand the impact of the leaseholder protections where a leasehold property is owned by two or more individuals
HM Land Registry’s digital ID standard continues to provide ‘clarity’
It has been claimed that the standard remains an outlier that could be mirrored by other regulators
Property industry reacts to interest rate decision
Bank of England responds after softer-than-expected inflation data
Fast-growing estate agency completes yet another acquisition
Estate agency says it will be targeting plenty more acquisition activity in 2024
Estate agent accidentally burns down £1.5m house while preparing for viewing
Things get hot down under after bizarre bedsheet accident
Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett and Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton to join eXp UK
The head of eXp UK, Adam Day, says the agency has 'raised the bar' following this announcement
Plans for abolishing section 21 evictions and end of fixed-term tenancies worry landlords
New report shows that many landlords are not aware of the upcoming legislation
Estate agency eyes growth with first completion in pipeline of acquisitions
The company has completed what it says is the first of what is intended to be a number of purchases
UK house price falls ease off – industry reaction
Residential property prices in the UK have recorded their biggest increase for 10 months