Government closes door on stamp duty change
A stamp duty petition on Westminster’s official petition.parliament.uk website has attracted more than 13,500 signatures.
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House-buying frenzy set to slow when stamp duty holiday ends
The current sales boom is not expected to last once the stamp duty holiday ends.
Rightmove asks for agent feedback after sharing its ‘new vision’
Rightmove’s Christian Balshen is leading the transformation.
Rogue developer gets 14-year ban for ‘ponzi’ property scheme
Over three years, Essex and London Properties Limited obtained more than £13m in investments from investors.
Capital gains tax reforms proposed
The Office of Tax Simplification acknowledges that careful consideration would need to be given to whether information should be provided by estate agents.
Changes to the planning system
The Planning Bill could be brought forward in a draft form.
G7 Cornwall: Surge in demand for property in Carbis Bay
Vicky Twydell at Bradleys Estate Agents in St Ives: “Right now it’s like being on a movie set, and it’s great to see the place under the global spotlight.”
Warning over hidden flood risks
“Predicting flood risk isn’t a perfect science,” says expert.
Peter Denton joins Homes England
Peter Denton will join the government’s housing delivery agency later this year following the departure of Nick Walkley in February.
Boomin reaches more than 6,300 agency branches
Boomin provides an alternative search platform that is free for agents to use and free from obligation until end of March 2022.
Knight Frank announces major partner and associate promotions
The company makes key promotions.
Zoopla unveils a raft of new innovations
The property portal is looking to deliver added value to agents.
Property firms at risk of breaching GDPR rules
Customer data hosting is something that can often be overlooked.
North East estate agent opens new office
Key milestone in strategic growth plan.
Street Group to merge key products to boost instruction generation tool
Spectre Anniversaries will be available from tomorrow.
Fewer vendors willing to negotiate on asking prices as boom continues
The supply shortage is pushing up house prices.
More than half of renters deterred from moving due to Covid safety concerns
The pandemic has put a lot of people’s moving plans on hold.
New employee engagement forums ‘an important step forward for the LSL’
LSL has announced the creation of two new employee forums.
Property buyers undeterred by stamp duty holiday ending
Research has found only 4% of buyers would abandon their plans to buy a property if they missed either the June or September stamp duty deadlines in England.
UK estate agents offer good value for money
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