Firm’s sudden closure leaves buyers and sellers in limbo – advice issued
PM Law employed over 600 people at firms, including Proddow Mackay, Butterworths Solicitors, WB Pennine Solicitors and Angela Viney Conveyancing Services
Marc da Silva
NatWest and Rightmove join forces
Property portal says its core aim is to give people more confidence when they’re moving home
HMRC recovers £246m after latest inheritance tax investigations
Increasing property and asset values, alongside frozen tax thresholds, have pushed more estates into the inheritance tax net and increased the scope for underpayment
Rental market shifts as tenants grow more price-conscious
The latest data highlight a fragmented market
Prime property market stabilises as political concerns loom
Sharp rise in the number of offers accepted in London
Digital tax enforcement intensifies for agents and landlords
More than 860,000 sole traders and landlords need to start using digital tax reporting from 6 April
Homeowners win £35m High Court claim against developer
Residents filed the lawsuit in 2016 after pipe corrosion was discovered two years earlier
New independent regulatory board for agents
The Regulatory Board will be chaired by Melanie Carter
Is government overreaching with Commonhold plans? A legal perspective
A number of issues need to be addressed, says property legal specialist
‘Amazing mortgage deals’ available as Bank hints at rate cuts
Many borrowers can now get a fixed rate of well under 4%
‘Wake-up call’ for government as landlord poll signals rising rents
Hiking taxes on rented housing looks set to lead to higher rents
Propertymark backs housing secretary’s push to unfreeze LHA rates
Keeping LHA rates frozen widens the shortfall between housing support and real rents, says Propertymark
Renter appetite weakens amid market slowdown
This January, all but one of the nine regions monitored by Goodlord recorded an annual rise in the cost of rent
Property industry reacts to Bank of England’s interest rate decision
Mortgage rates remain broadly stable
Bank of England interest rates decision due as economist tips cut
Will we see the first cut of the year?
Long-established letting agency expands into property sales after acquisition
The expansion follows John Prest’s acquisition in 2024 by North East estate agency group My Property Box
Zoopla claims role in driving new estate agent instructions
The portal says growing the number of high quality sales instructions is a key pillar in its strategy