Crackdown on directors who dissolve companies to evade debts
The Insolvency Service has been granted new powers to tackle unfit directors of estate agents and other businesses who dissolve companies to avoid paying their liabilities.
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Government urged to reconsider energy improvement plans in rental homes
Landlords will be forced to pay up to £10k improve energy efficiency of rental homes, based on "misguided assumption that landlords have unlimited sums of money" - NRLA's Ben Beadle.
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Savills’ former head of residential development lands a new job; IMLA elects new management committee for 2022; Audley Group appoints planning director
Estate agents ‘should not be rocked by the new measures’
Estate agents have already shown that they can swiftly adapt to the unprecedented challenges Covid has thrown up.
More fantastic Christmas window displays
Festive feeling: Agent transforms their window displays.
Cheffins announces strategic acquisition of independent firm in East Anglia
Long-established property and auctioneering business Cheffins has announced the acquisition of PlanSurv.
Knight Fank named Employer of the Year
This year’s BOC Business Brilliance awards recognised companies’ commitment to business excellence in a year of unprecedented transformation and challenges.
Agency board provider goes into administration as competitor moves in
Estate agents were informed yesterday by the administrator that their board provider was no longer in operation.
Revealed: UK’s strongest sellers market for 2021
Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this year.
Property industry reaction after data shows dip in house prices
Estate agents offer their views on the latest house price data. What are their predictions when it comes to property prices as we head in to 2022?
Legal firm launches group action against Simplify over cyber-attack
There has been growing discontent on social media from people facing delays completing their sales due to the IT problem at Simplify Group.
Cancelling the Christmas party – there are other ways to reward employees
Tax advice: There are a number of options for employers looking to support their employees with a 'Christmas Thank You', if their Christmas party is cancelled.
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Thorgills team transferred to Fine & Country; Sprift makes key appointment; YoungsRPS expands
Agents will target careers ‘and not jobs in 2022’
Many estate agents are reassessing what people want from their job, with many demonstrating that they want more than just pay, research shows.
John D Wood & Co. is going ‘green’
John D Wood & Co. is going ‘green’ with a move to making their fleet of company vehicles electric.
New Christmas video from Breckon & Breckon
Breckon & Breckon’s Christmas video plugs a reward scheme that allows customers to redeem exclusive offers.
Interview: Bruce bros’ ‘seeking to deliver the very best outcomes for agents’
Some agents “struggle to see beyond the history of Purplebricks”, but the Bruce brothers are “the hardest working people I ever met”, Boomin's MD Athena Hubble tells EYE.
Linley & Simpson steps up expansion programme with further acquisitions
Yorkshire-based Linley & Simpson, joint founder of the progressive Lomond Group, has completed acquisitions in two of its key heartlands.
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Fine & Country expands; CEO to step down at TW; Pink Pig Loans unveils new head of mortgages
Covid-19: updated guidance for the industry and those moving home
The latest information, updated after England moved to Plan B in response to the risks of the Omicron variant, can be viewed here.