NAEA Propertymark President Kirsty Finney resigns
The statement from Propertymark was rather blunt, with one agent pointing out that there was “no thanks for her hard work” or an explanation that her resignation was “due to family circumstance”.
Marc da Silva
One in five buyers who agreed a purchase in July have still not completed
High demand is outstripping supply and this is pushing up asking prices.
New property portal launches with a regional focus
wearethemarket.co.uk has gone live.
Stamp duty holiday ‘has enticed a new generation of investor’
The stamp duty holiday has tempted some BTL landlords ‘back into buy-to-let’, according to Hamptons.
Industry reaction to the latest hike in asking prices
The average asking price in the UK now stands at an average of £318,580.
Around 70,000 agreed sales will miss stamp duty deadline – Zoopla
The clock is ticking for buyers and sellers who want to get moving.
Growing calls for government to scrap stamp duty altogether
The levy is “discouraging people from moving home”, says MP.
Goodlord staff poised for strike action that could disrupt services for agents
Goodlord provides services for a number of estate agents, including Winkworth, Best Estate Agents, Andrews and Featherstone Leigh.
Estate agency is now accepting cryptocurrency as payment
Agent told EYE: “With Elon Musk recently investing a $1.5bn in Bitcoin and announcing that Tesla will be accepting Bitcoin as payment for its electric cars, we thought it was time to jump on board.
A traditional high street location is no longer necessary
The self-employed, remote-working model is starting to ‘gain more traction’
LSL Property Services secures multimillion-pound double deal
LSL Property Services has completed two acquisitions as part of its digital strategy to grow in financial services.
Warning sounded on rent arrears post-lockdown
Landlords and agents cannot continue indefinitely going without receiving rent.
Workers at risk by going into workplace unnecessarily, say unions
Majority of agents do not support the decision to allow branches to stay open during lockdown, poll shows.
Leaders Romans Group acquires five-branch agency Hill & Clark
This is LRG’s second acquisition in a few days.
Reservation agreements needed to protect agents’ commission
Agents currently have a range of products and services to help them complete transactions, but a reservation agreement is a new tool in their armoury, says ex-agent Bryan Mansell.
Agents are best performing business sector for low call waiting times
Improving customer care has been a real priority for agencies, says Moneypenny.
Whitegates branches are closed after TPFG ends agreement with franchisee
A spokesperson for TPFG told EYE: “Whitegates can confirm that it has terminated its arrangements with Mitul Gadhia.”
Urgent action required to address mounting tenant debt
There is a limit to how long letting agents can continue to operate with a reduced income.
Trustpilot slams use of legal action to ‘silence consumers’ freedom of speech’
The warning comes after a man was ordered to pay £25,000 in libel damages to solicitors for leaving a review that was found to be false and defamatory.
No business like snow business – estate agent lists ‘£250,000 igloo’ for sale
The advert, which was later removed, said the “one bedroom house” in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex would be a “great first home”, but was “showing signs of damp”.