Events
Mayor to seek new foreign investment for London at influential property conference
Sadiq Khan, together with local authority leaders and industry partners, will attend MIPIM today
News
Events
Women in Estate Agency Conference proves a big hit in London
More than 450 attendees came together to experience the third annual Women in Estate Agency Conference
Finance
FCA seeks greater flexibility to support home ownership
The FCA has set out steps it will take to improve access to mortgages
Law
More capacity needed for civil courts too, says Reapit
The government has not yet published a Justice Impact Test or New Burdens Assessment for the Renters’ Rights Bill
Politics
Planning approvals fall to decade-low
Report highlights the scale of the challenge faced by government and industry to increase supply and hit the housing targets set in the coming years
Other News
What’s happening in the UK property market this week?
UK residential property sales are 27% higher year-to-date compared to pre-Covid years of 2017/18/19
Compliance
Rogue landlord couple fined more than £90k following fatal flat fire
About 22 people were thought to be living in the three-room flat where father-of-two Mizanur Rahman, 41, died from smoke inhalation
Finance
Bank of England policymaker calls for faster interest rate cuts
Catherine Mann had been seen as one of the leading MPC hawks on inflation, but shocked the markets by voting for a 0.5% reduction in rates last week
Politics
HM Land Registry chair responds to housing minister’s demands
Matthew Pennycook wrote to the chair of the HM Land Registry Board, Neil Sachdev, focusing on the priorities for HMLR over the coming year
Compliance
Preventative measures agents can take to tackle rental fraud
Industry body is urging letting agents to be vigilant and proactive in combating rental fraud to protect consumers and themselves
Lettings
UK government urged to consider Lords’ ‘sensible proposed amendments’ to Renters’ Rights Bill
Propertymark, commends members of the House of Lords for listening to the concerns of letting agents and the wider sector
People
Barbie and Ken: Breaking bias in the boardroom
If we want lasting change, we need to support one another – men and women alike
Agency
John D Wood & Co. agrees property auction partnership
Through this collaboration, the estate agency will now offer the Modern Method of Auction
Agency
Sharp rise in agency complaints and exclusions from redress scheme
20% rise in complaints made about agents to the Property Redress scheme
Acquisitions
High-profile estate agency completes commuter town acquisition in expansion drive
The purchase will increase the estate agency's footprint to 65 branches
Agency
Women dominate entry-level agency jobs but face sharp drop in senior positions
Industry leaders call for action as new report shows there is still a good degree of male domination in the property sector
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Oliver Goodfellow joins Moveli; Savills adds new director to investment team; Mackrell.Solicitors appoints new head of residential property
Agency
Foxtons pledges to improve workplace culture as estate agency sees profits double
Head of Foxtons, Guy Gittins, points to recent changes, supporting the estate agency's transformation, including: a 25% increase in female managers over the last two years
Law
Former Convey Law MD Lloyd Davies issues public apology following disqualification
The CLC issues fresh statement on the facts of the case as outlined in the published decision