STAA announces board appointments
Chair Merilee Karr: “The STAA has been incredibly valuable in supporting all of the hosts and businesses in the industry through a challenging year and we look forward to helping the sector recover even stronger.”
Marc da Silva
People camped overnight outside estate agents for new homes
Estate agent director Jeanne Fry-Thomas: “We just don’t have the stock. The demand is there, but we don’t have the properties.”
Estate agent removes photo after flag featuring a swastika causes offence
The image was taken inside a property for sale in Hough-on-the-Hill.
Stamp duty receipts increase sharply despite holiday
Jonathan Stinton at Coventry Building Society: “These numbers are surprising but anyone in the industry will know how frenetic it has been over the past few months.”
Last week’s Foxtons AGM ‘must serve as a wake-up call for the board’
Major changes are needed, says investor
Adam Hayes opens third office as business expands
Adam Hayes continues its expansion with the opening of a new office in Finchley.
JOHNS&CO opens new office in Brentford
The new JOHNS&CO office, which launches today, is offering a 0% commission initiative.
Hamptons to hand Just Move In referral fee to Marine Conservation Society
The estate agency says that for every new customer that signs up to the service, a carbon-absorbing mangrove tree will be planted in their name.
LSL unveils new mortgage broker Pivotal Growth
The joint venture, known as Pivotal Growth, will be powered by market-leading technology, first class regulatory compliance and exemplary customer service, LSL said.
Relaxations to the statutory residence tax rules should be made permanent
Nimesh Shah, CEO at Blick Rothenberg: “The government were right to make tax changes after James Dyson wrote to the Treasury at the start of the pandemic last year.”
The government pledges to ‘support first-time buyers and the housing market’
Housing minister Christopher Pincher: “In a year that has tested us like no other, we have never felt more of a connection to the place we call home and the sense of security and comfort that comes with it.”
Fresh data ‘suggests no improvement in Purplebricks’ market share’, says UBS
Adam Berlin, media analyst at UBS: “Longer-term, we have become more cautious on Purplebricks’ ability to win material market share.”
Foxtons chief executive receives £1m bonus package despite shareholder revolt
Almost 40% of investors fail to approve controversial payment plan.
Comings and Goings
LRG makes key appointments; FocalAgent recruits Karl Meier; Redrow promotes Rose Sandell
Sequence agency network agrees deal with part exchange service
The deal will also allow Sequence to offer Spring’s fully-funded part exchange services to all of the new-build developers that it works with.
Linley & Simpson opens new branch in Kirklees
Last October, Linley & Simpson bought the specialist lettings arm of fellow Yorkshire independent agency, Simon Blyth.
Propertymark to help agents ‘navigate the world of technology’
Propertymark webinar: Chief policy advisor Mark Hayward will talk to five REACH UK proptech firms next week to see how they could potentially help estate agency businesses.
Century 21 UK to white-label the Moovshack property app
Chris Summers, head of franchising at Century 21 UK: “I’m looking forward to giving customers the reassurance of being able to connect with our branches and franchisees all around the UK.”
FCS Compliance to host free AML training for Rightmove members
Jerry Walters, of FCS Compliance: “Latest estimates put the amount of “dirty money” held in UK property as being in excess of £5bn and the use of complex corporate structures has been central to this.”
The stamp duty holiday has ‘turbocharged the property market’
The latest data provides yet more evidence of how the stamp duty holiday has boosted the housing market.