Lloyds Bank fined £90.7m for misleading home insurance customers
A Lloyds Banking Group spokesperson: “We’re sorry that we got this wrong.”
Marc da Silva
Good luck England, it’s coming home!
Italy have not lost a football match since September 2018 – that is an astonishing run of 33 unbeaten games.
Connells Group and LSL sell shareholding in TM Group
Connells has sold its 64.68% shareholding in the Group, while LSL has offloaded its holding of 32.34%.
HML launches new block management ‘partners’ model for agents
The B-hive model offers long-term recurring revenue streams, with both parties sharing the profit.
Stamp duty holiday triggers sharp rise in monthly property transactions
The latest data as the ‘beginning of the end’ of the stamp duty holiday kicks in.
iamproperty embarks on a major recruitment drive
The company is recruiting people from around the UK.
Estate agent founder dies after short illness
Tributes have been paid to the popular agent.
Hybrid estate agency eyes expansion across North East
The company recently appointed directors to focus on County Durham and Teesside, and is now placing greater focus on Middlesbrough, Darlington and Stockton, with Sunderland next.
Comings and Goings
Simon Wright joins Keller Williams UK; Spicerhaart appoints new director; Vail Williams promotes six, hires four
Agents should prepare for an increase in AML legislation due to Brexit
UK compliance professionals predict more anti-money laundering (AML) regulation is on the way as a direct result of leaving the EU.
Property sales set another record in June
Buyers rushed to beat last week's stamp duty holiday taper deadline.
Cooper and Tanner snap up independent agency
The drive has always been to push forward into new territories.
Second man charged with assaulting Prof Chris Whitty
Estate agent Lewis Hughes, 23, of Wigton Way in Romford, east London, was charged with common assault last week.
Goodlord and Vouch integrate their technology
Both businesses offer complementary services to the sector.
Purplebricks delivers ‘strong’ financial performance and announces new pricing model
The online estate agency has unveiled the acceleration of its latest strategy.
Welsh government to clamp down on second homes and holiday lets
There will also be a pilot area in Wales where these new measures will be trialled and evaluated before being considered for wider rollout.
Zoopla’s latest innovation to boost click-through rate five-fold – claim
Zoopla says that the new service will result in higher user engagement.
Belvoir goes live with new website
Belvoir is hoping to take advantage of the growth in online traffic to own-branded estate agency websites.
Government accused of ‘kicking can down the line’ for homeowners
Thousands of leaseholders living in dangerous blocks will not be protected by the latest government announcement.