NEWS ARCHIVES
UK rents outside London are rising at their highest rate for over a decade
Gráinne Gilmore, head of research at Zoopla: “Demand for rental property is likely to remain higher than usual in the coming months, amid this swing back to city life.”
New platform provides instant deposit registration for letting agents
Aaron Messenger, compliance officer at Andrews Property Group: “We’re saving seven minutes on average for each deposit registered.”
Rents have soared up to 25% in the ‘most desirable areas’ this year, says agency
Kate Eales, head of regional residential agency at Strutt & Parker: “The recovery in the rental market has, in many ways, mirrored the boom in the sales market.”
House prices set for further growth ‘fuelled by a short supply of housing stock’
Jeremy Leaf, a north London estate agent: “These prices are as much to do with stock shortages and cheap mortgage finance as activity.”
Overseas property buyers and renters starting to return to UK property market
Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank: “I expect overseas buyers and tenants to make their presence felt in the final quarter of this year.”
Spicerhaart fundraisers raise £26,000
The money will be used to take children from hospices across the UK on a dream holiday to Disneyland Paris.
Sharp rise in the number of sites sold for housing development
Patrick Eve, Savills head of regional development: “We have had a very strong first half of the year.”
EYE NEWSFLASH – ARPM ‘has ceased trading’ and is taking advice about liquidation
Insolvency firm confirms it is advising ARPM about liquidation
Estate agent fined £180k for refusing to let staff member leave work early
Alice Thompson, who worked as sales manager for Manors estate agency, wanted to finish work at 5pm, rather than 6pm.