Comings & Goings
Countrywide’s finance director joins OpenBrix; Connells welcomes Land & New Homes MD; Dacres announces senior promotion.
Marc da Silva
Are you familiar with housing law coming into effect next month?
The changes been a long time coming.
Letting agents face £30,000 fines in new clampdown
Greater scrutiny to ensure agents are complying with the law.
New property listings data launched to support agents
Data can be split geographically and tailored to specific requested requirements.
OnTheMarket aims to attract more agents with new insurance offer
Four new insurance products will be introduced for sales and letting agents.
Foxtons concludes share buyback programme
Foxtons will hold the repurchased shares in treasury.
Rightmove continues to buy back its shares
Since announcing a share buy-back programme on 28 December 2007, Rightmove has purchased in aggregate 479,327,227 ordinary shares.
Home buyers prepared to pay a premium for energy efficient homes
Estate agents will be a key part of raising understanding and awareness among buyers and sellers on the benefits of having an energy efficient home, study finds.
Liberal Democrats: Give struggling homeowners £300 a month
Homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages amid rising interest rates should be able to apply for a £300-a-month grant, according to the Lib Dems.
House prices will fall but this is not ‘a cliff-edge moment’ for housing market
October was not a good month for the UK property market.
Economist predicts double-digit house price drop and says its ‘good news’ for first-time buyers
The next 18 months are going to be tough for homeowners with property prices set to fall across the UK, says leading economist.
New property portal to offer agents free listings as part of ‘a new approach’
The new property listings portal, which ambitiously hopes to rival Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket, reflects on Boomin's mistakes.
Purplebricks’ problems mount as share price falls 15% in a week
Share price plummets as pressure continues to mount on the firm following its recent woes.
UK house prices fall as market continues to slow
The latest drop in house prices is the sharpest we have seen since February 2021.
Significant increase in properties to rent
There are currently around 35% more rental properties on the market compared to October last year.
HMRC steps up search for landlords with undeclared rental income
Accountancy firm warns landlords that HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down those with undisclosed income.
Property Adviser of the Year named at this year’s Spear’s Awards
The winners of the 2022 Spear’s Awards have been announced.
Reversal of National Insurance increase takes effect across the UK
Almost 30 million people will be £500 better off on average next year, the government says.
UK house prices to fall sharply, new five-year house price forecast shows
Having risen by 24% since March 2020, average UK house prices are expected to drop significantly next year.
Bank of England governor expects mortgage rates to fall as market calms
The governor of the Bank of England has warned the money markets that interest rates will not rise as high as they have bet.