News Archive

New deal aims to help landlords improve their Energy Performance Certificate ratings and comply with upcoming regulations

The Labour government plans to build 1.5m homes over the next five years, with an aim to deliver 370,000 new houses across the UK annually

Estate agents are all too aware of the potential problems caused by invasive bamboo, with a number of property sales having collapsed in the past as a result of the invasive plant

The Bank of England will cut interest rates much faster than markets predict

Housing secretary Angela Rayner is preparing to amend the Right to Buy scheme that allowed her to buy her own council home

Snippets of industry news: Tim Firth joins house. Partnership as regional partner; Boyer announces director-level appointments from Knight Frank; Sterling Estate Agents unveils new recruits

The new training courses are available for agents until the end of the year

Billions of pounds paid by builders to boost local services remains unspent, with more than a quarter of the cash unused after more than five years

The government may propose amendments if they consider that the Bill is in need of improving

Advertise your home tomorrow to sell by Christmas, says HomeOwners Alliance

Following approval by the LSB, the revised Code of Conduct is now available to view and will take effect from 2025

Estate agent John Oakley marks 10 years as trustee of The Propertymark Trust

There is expected to be a rush to complete property transactions before the stamp duty changes come into effect; Kirstie Allsopp calls the levy “a monster”

Many serious buyers seem to be in the driving seat when it comes to negotiating on their next home move due to the vast choice of properties on the market

The winners of this year’s ESTAS were announced at a glitzy ceremony in London on Friday 18th October 2024

The agents were selected from hundreds of nominations from local buyers and sellers

MP says trusted relationships between ministers and the Grenfell community are essential

The latest snapshot of sales activity shows that the number of sales being agreed is up almost a third compared with the same period last year

There is no sign of a slowdown in the number buy-to-let landlords setting up companies to put properties in to

The taxation of non doms is one reason for the recent hesitancy in super-prime property markets