Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Former RICS president joins property consultancy; Bywater Properties appoints new head of Living; Langham Estate promotes Malcom Pugh to CEO following £340m sale
NEWS ARCHIVES
Tories accused of ditching manifesto pledge to scrap ground rents
Michael Gove is losing his battle to reform existing leaseholds, Sunday Times reports
Reappointed housing minister must address ‘challenges across the housing sector’
The minister is being urged to must work across government to increase housing supply
OnTheMarket ‘marks another significant milestone’ in property portal war
OnTheMarket’s Jason Tebb says the website is well-placed to change the UK portal landscape
Global listings site now open to UK estate agents
The global listings offering is designed for UK estate agents who want to attract more international buyers and renters
Major property group launches £900m lending arm
The property group wants to expand its investment into different types of residential property nationwide, including homes for sale as well as rental, student and retirement housing
What is currently happening in the UK property market?
New data shows that the UK property market continues its onward journey with regard to decent levels of transactions and house prices achieved
Ambitious estate agency completes the purchase of two rival firms
To continue its expansion, the estate agency has set aside funds for further acquisitions
Lords committee urges government to get on with creating regulator of property agents
The government is accused of sitting on its hands for four years, by not acting on the report of the working group it set up
Brave politicians required to free the shackles from the housing market
The housing industry continues to feel the combined impact of a raft of interconnected policy initiatives, and that needs to change