Propertymark re-enforces its opposition to proposed rent controls
The tenant-centred approach being taken to further reform the rented sector is overlooking the needs and rights of letting agents and their landlords, says Propertymark.
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Estate agents swap cars for e-bikes to do viewings
Agents have taken more environmentally conscious steps to be more eco-friendly and that includes a move to use electric bikes to carry out our viewings.
Estate agent offers the chance to win luxury holiday with ‘golden board’ competition
Anyone who spots a golden board can enter the competition by taking a photo of the board and posting it on their Facebook or Instagram feed.
Rents rising with more tenants paying above going rate to secure property
Increasing rents ‘could signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic trend of renters leaving cities’, according to The DPS.
Property industry reacts to Rightmove House Price Index
Property industry reaction: An unrelenting level of homebuyer demand has fuelled a property market boom that shows no signs of slowing.
If this is the new normal, heaven help us
So what’s happening and what, if anything, can we do about it? Here are Peter Ambrose’s opinions.
Homes Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts rushed to hospital with ‘hours to live’
“So. Bit of a shocker.” The news was shared on Twitter.
Agents told to be ‘ready to understand the implications’ of ground rent changes
A ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties in England and Wales will come into force on 30 June 2022.
Almost three-quarters of buyers are chain-free
The share of homes bought by chain-free buyers has increased, fuelled in part by first-time buyers and investors.
Property asking prices rise again but momentum expected to slow
Asking prices for UK homes increased again in April but activity in the housing market is expected to slow in the coming months.