Goal! Your Move remains official supporter of the English Football League
Your Move remains an official supporter of the English Football League.
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EYE NEWSFLASH: Equity firm agrees to sell Leaders Romans Group
Bowmark Capital has signed a binding agreement to sell industry giant Leaders Romans Group, which has a nationwide network of 210 branches and offices, to Platinum Equity.
Housing market could be hit by rocketing inflation
The housing market could be adversely affected by rampant inflation, which has reached a near 30-year high.
Estate agent opens fourth office in four years
The new estate agency office, located in a prominent position, continues the company’s expansion plans.
High-profile estate agents feature in annual Superbrands list
A number of estate agents have made the latest Superbrands list in the annual review of the UK’s leading brands, including Purplebricks, which has dropped down the ranking.
Finance expert with no agency experience takes on well-known franchise
The new estate agency owner has a background working in key customer service and experience, and operations roles.
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Stags announces partnership changes; Graeme Wadhams joins Seymours; Knight Frank appoints head of UK residential valuations
BriefYourMarket and Dataloft Inform integrate products
BriefYourMarket and Dataloft are hoping to appeal to more agents by integrating their products.
Industry reaction to key data – ‘a better measure of property market health’
The latest transactions figures demonstrate market strength and resilience despite the supply of housing stock remaining at rock bottom levels.
New service allows leaseholders to track Building Safety Fund applications
Under new service, those living in tower blocks will have access to updates on the status of their building’s application to the government’s Building Safety Fund
Big change to timescale for DWP arrears payments for tenants on UC
The government is set to announce a major change to the timescale for DWP arrears payments for tenants on Universal Credit.
OnTheMarket revenues to beat expectations after strong second half
OTM CEO Jason Tebb: "We are pleased to be reporting a strong performance and further operational progress in keeping with our objective of building a tech-enabled property business."
Purplebricks remove listing after homophobic owners refuse to sell property to gay men
Purplebricks says it responded immediately and removed the property listing after a gay couple were prevented by Christian owners from buying their dream home.
Revealed: Britain’s most and least affordable areas
Recent report identified that affordability was becoming more stretched across all regions. But there is also considerable variation within those areas and Nationwide explore this further.
Corelogic’s acquisition of Rummage will lead to ‘industry change’
CoreLogic UK has completed the acquisition of the property search and marketing platform Rummage4.
Lifting of Covid restrictions will boost housing supply, Knight Frank predicts
The lifting of restrictions this week could see a much needed increase in the supply of property for sale and normal house price economics return, says Knight Frank.
Rightmove confirms upcoming webinars for agents
Josh Phegan, Spencer Lawrence, Richard Rawlings and David Cox will all present Rightmove webinars for agents over the next few weeks.
Poll suggests many private landlords less likely to rent to tenants on benefits
Almost one in ten private landlords renting to Universal Credit claimants have experienced at least one tenant having difficulties paying their rent due to benefit cuts.
Estate agents saw record number of house hunters in December
The average number of house hunters registered per member branch was the highest December on record, new figures show.
Timothy Douglas accepts head policy role for Propertymark
Timothy Douglas will lead Propertymark's policy team, having joined in 2015.