Are you familiar with recent and upcoming legislation affecting agents?
The sector is currently facing a number of regulatory and legislative updates.
NEWS ARCHIVES
OnTheMarket reports strong set of results despite fewer agent numbers
Jason Tebb, chief executive officer, says strong set of results “show that our strategy is working”.
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Barrows and Forrester appoints residential director; Hunters expands; LRG confirms new senior appointments
‘Our London sales pipeline is the biggest it has ever been’, says Knight Frank
The estate agency reports that demand in the capital has recovered from the depths of the pandemic as the ‘escape to the country’ trend calms down.
New marketing platform aims to save agents money on marketing spend
Estate Track, formerly Growth Track, has spent the past two years developing their new marketing platform aimed at independent agents.
Capital growth: Does your house earn more than you?
There is no shortage of online property valuation tools that guesstimate the value of residential property properties, and now another has been launched.
Bank of England expected to hike interest rates but will it cause house prices to fall?
The Bank of England will almost certainly increase interest rates to a new 13-year high this week. But what impact will it have on house prices?
Estate agents advised not to look at emails out of office hours
Managing client expectations can be extremely stressful for many people working in estate agency, especially negotiators, and that is why greater tolerance is required, says easyProperty boss.
Are you familiar with legislative changes that come into force from 1 December?
The Regulations were initially due to be introduced next month, but the implementation of the Act has been postponed until 1 December 2022.