Renters’ Reform Bill set to arrive next week, Michael Gove confirms
The long awaited introduction of legislation from the UK government to reform the PRS in England will provide greater clarity for letting agents and BTL landlords
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Top performing estate agents enjoy all-expenses paid trip to Dubai
Trip of a lifetime for Sean Newman’s high flyers
Rightmove’s estate agent qualification gets Propertymark’s seal of approval
Qualification gives agents the chance to get ahead of potential change
MPs could be earning as much as £2.2m a year from renting out homes
Buy-to-let appears to be the investment of choice for many MPs, including several high-profile cabinet members
New first-time buyers paying over £2,000 more on annual mortgage payments
New first-time buyers are now paying nearly £200 more per month on their mortgage than last year
The Guild to host celebration event and awards to mark 30th anniversary
The Guild of Property Professionals is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year
Bounce in mortgage approvals prompts ‘increase in activity’
The latest mortgage approvals data provides 'a very useful indicator of future direction of travel for the housing market'
‘Inventories key to fire safety’, says AIIC
Inventories are not currently mandatory in the UK, but as fire regulation legislation becomes stricter, the AIIC believes they will play an important role in the safety of tenants
Funding and investment group backs new online estate agency
The new online estate agency will focus on sales, letting and property management across residential and commercial property
Pensioner who threatened estate agent with gun is spared jail
Footage shows the drone pilot being threatened by a man brandishing a gun. Warning: foul language
Major housebuilder axes 450 jobs amid housing slowdown
The job cuts form part of £19m cost-cutting plan
Estate agents urged to embrace upfront material information
Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar
Uptick in sales suggests early signs of housing market recovery
Housing market has showing signs of recovery in recent weeks, helped by an easing in fixed mortgage rates for the traditionally strong spring selling season
Hometrack launches property listings data product
Powered by Zoopla data, the product, can be tailored to the bespoke needs of customers, will allow estate agents to see how their listings are performing against others in their local market
Average rents hit another record high
London rental prices continue to increase, but the South East and Scotland both saw the largest monthly variance
BTR development growth slows
New analysis shows the sector grew 9% in the first quarter of 2023, down from long-term annual growth of 28%
Estate agents could be banned from selling new builds to homeowners
First-time buyers to be given “first dibs” on new build homes under controversial plans proposed by Labour
Well-known estate agency completes acquisition of firm with ‘excellent reputation’
Following a number of acquisitions early this year, the firm says its focus is very much on growth, particularly in the letting division
Rishi Sunak’s proposal to relaunch Help to Buy will not fix housing crisis
Resurrecting the Help to Buy scheme risks inflating house prices
Average time it takes to sell a home falls sharply
Home sellers and buyers are continuing to transact and at a greater speed