Growing number of agents using Bamboo’s online auction platform
Online auctions help agents “generate revenue faster”.
Marc da Silva
Rogue landlords in north London ordered to pay £130,000
Islington Council has pledged to hold rogue landlords to account.
Agents offered chance to win a business consultancy package
Competition time: Five winners will benefit from free consultative advice.
How long will the property boom last?
Industry reaction to the latest UK house price increase.
Purplebricks introduces meditation service for home movers
The new meditation series aims to relieve the stress of moving home.
John Lewis to enter the build to rent market with 20 sites
The move is part of the retailer’s plan to rebuild profits to £400m within five years.
Residential properties are “flying off the shelf”
The upward trajectory in transactions is good news for agents, mortgage brokers and housebuilders.
Londoners eye leafy suburbs as buyers desert central zones
Outer parts of London are seeing the highest levels of competition across the capital.
Comings & goings
Red Loft appoints Terence O’Connor; Richard Tierney joins Apropos; New recruits at Rent Profile
Property transactions set to rise ‘between now and the end of March’
Residential transactions saw a monthly increase of 21.3% in September.
Investment in build to rent sector hits record high
A record £4bn is set to be invested in developing new build to rent homes in the UK in 2020.
Tales from the frontline: Property licensing and HMOs
Live webinar will look at licensed properties and HMOs.
NRLA calls for Welsh Housing Survey
The landlord organisation wants to see better data collection.
Boomin unveils another 10 founding members
The latest agents backing Boomin include Bidmead Cook, Balgores, and Miles & Barr, among others.
Stalker estate agent jailed for three-and-a-half years
Tobias Gorman was sentenced yesterday at Bournemouth Crown Court.
Goodlord introduces new facial-recognition tenant referencing tool
The new tech features are likely to prove popular with many agents.
Homeowners with Grenfell-style cladding forced to accept ‘low offers for their homes’
Some property owners face bankruptcy if they cannot sell their properties.
Beating the stamp duty holiday deadline is ‘a race against time for many landlords’
Major lenders have announced big price increases on their BTL mortgage ranges.
Scrapping Section 21 could lead to a 20% drop in available rental stock
TLIC says Section 8 must be reformed and a new specialist housing tribunal created.
Is London losing its shine?
London may not “regain the appeal it had before the pandemic”.