Bowman Rebecchi Letting acquires Castle Estates
Bowman Rebecchi Letting has purchased the independent residential lettings agency in a six-figure deal.
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Agents must play a key role in educating landlords about new scheme
Guidance from letting agencies will be crucial in helping the rental sector adapt to the government’s new Debt Respite Scheme.
New work from home option ‘crucial in these trying times’
John Phillips, national operations director, Just Mortgages and Spicerhaart: “There are those who will still want to return to the office, and some will want to conduct meetings in person.”
An alarming number of stamp duty calculations are wrong – claim
Rob Hailstone CEO, Bold Legal Group: “Avoiding underestimated or overestimated SDLT is vital. HMRC’s own ‘SDLT Calculator’ lacks many of the nuances necessary to deal with a whole variety of UK property transactions.”
Significant increase in number of agents getting qualified
Major uptake of Propertymark qualifications reported.
London mayoral elections 2021: Key housing proposals at a glance
Labour’s incumbent, Sadiq Khan, has a double-digit lead over Tory rival Shaun Bailey, but the battle to become the next Mayor of London is not yet over.
Around 700,000 people to benefit from Breathing Space scheme
New scheme to allow those struggling with problem debt to benefit from Breathing Space this year.
New data reveals ‘remarkably steady rental prices’ as incomes rise
The figures from April 2021 show another month of steady rents, alongside encouraging increases in tenant incomes. Voids, however, rose during the month.
The PRS ‘has bounced back well from the Covid-19 pandemic’
Richard Rowntree, managing director for mortgages at Paragon: “Rental yields are a key measure for landlords so it’s encouraging to see them indicate being able to generate average yields of 6%.”
