News Archive

Political and economic climate put downward pressure on property transactions

The new estate agency branch employs 14 people and highlights the firm’s commitment to the local housing market

Open letter sent from to government demanding stamp duty reform

Latest data indicates that growth in transactions will continue into 2025

First Home Focus is primarily aimed at first-time buyers

The agent previously spent a decade managing complex financial projects at Goldman Sachs

All eyes will be on the pending Budget and the next base rate decision day for borrowers

RentTech platform aims to reduce admin for letting agents and generate new revenue generation opportunities in the form of a commission

Tickets for next year’s Women in Estate Agency conference are now on sale

Chancellor Racheal Reeves pledged during the election campaign that income tax, employee national insurance contributions and VAT would not increase under a Labour government

Professional body warns of the unintended consequences of the planned legislative changes

Recent governments have focused on how to raise revenues more than focus on how the taxation of property can help drive better outcomes for the efficient functioning of the market

Smaller estate agents are being forced to either leave the industry, or go and work “for a big company like Purplebricks”, says agency director

Snippets of industry news: Bellways hires former Cairn Homes CFO; Thomas Dainty joins Harding Green; Gen H appoints new chair

Officers raided what turned out to be an overcrowded property after a tenant reported a rat infestation, a leak and a broken toilet

It has been almost a year since CoStar acquired OnTheMarket in a bid to challenge the dominance of Rightmove and Zoopla

The ambitions outlined in the Renters’ Rights Bill require a comprehensive and comprehensible set of standards, says landlords

Focusing on planning reform is seen as an important step for the UK government to deliver the number of new homes it has pledged

Study looks at how financial pressures, cultural expectations, and family bonds are shaping multi-generational living

The online estate agency is cutting up to 15% of its workforce in response to market conditions, well-placed sources have informed EYE