Lettings
UK Build to Rent poised for further growth in 2025
Build to Rent is set for another strong year in 2025 and it continues to play a crucial role in UK housing delivery, supporting regeneration and unlocking development
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Charity
Fine & Country announces 2025 Spring Grant Programme
Since its inception, The Fine & Country Foundation has raised over £1m
Compliance
Foxtons urges staff to ‘speak up’ amid sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour claims
Staff say they had been sexually harassed or racially abused by colleagues and that drink-driving was “commonplace” within the business
Agency
‘Estate agents, your career doesn’t have to look like this anymore’
Pass the Syrup is back with another unfiltered, no-nonsense discussion, and this time, it is all about estate agents rethinking their careers
Other News
Gap between prices of houses and flats ‘at highest point in 30 years’
Average earnings rising by 6% over the last year, well ahead of inflation, is boosting buyer confidence and helping to reset housing affordability
Compliance
Letting agents face major task in remaining AML compliant, with hike in fines likely from May
As of 14 May this year, new financial sanctions reporting obligations will come into force requiring letting agents to conduct far stricter AML checks
Compliance
‘Safety reforms must go further and faster’ – industry reacts to government’s Grenfell Inquiry response
The Grenfell Tower fire was a preventable tragedy that exposed systemic failures and regulatory loopholes with devastating consequences
Agency
Demand is growing for move-in-ready new homes – Knight Frank
Off-plan sales continue to face challenges
Politics
Future Property Transaction Group announces six new members
The government's plans to modernise the home buying and mortgage transaction process
Finance
Budget tax hikes threaten investment into UK property market
The punitive tax measures announced in the budget are holding the industry back from long-term growth
People
Tributes paid following death of highly respected estate agency director
The estate died peacefully after a "short but courageous battle" with cancer
Lettings
New higher buy-to-let taxes approved sparking concern among agency body
Propertymark speaks out against the higher tax coming into play for those purchasing buy-to-let property
Agency
How to take instructions from the biggest estate agent in town
Quality over quantity: Why having the most listings doesn’t necessarily make an agent the best choice for sellers; top tips to help estate agents win more instructions
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Alice Bullard promoted to CEO of Nested; Partners Real Estate appoints new COO; Estate agent with over 50 years’ experience joins Fisher German
Finance
Buy-to-let product choice reaches a record high
Landlords searching for a new deal will find the choice of buy-to-let mortgages has hit a record high, which could instil a sense of optimism
Agency
Estate agency launches international partnerships one year after its launch
Estate agency eyes growth through strategic partnerships
Agency
Sean Newman to host new webinar for estate agents today
The estate agency boss says more than 100 estate agents registered for his ‘Open House’ webinar in January
Lettings
Selective landlord licensing extended in Manchester
Almost 1,900 landlord properties in Manchester will be required to apply for a landlord license
Other News
Do you know your bindweed from your knotweed?
Experts says Bindweed, dogwood, houttuynia and ivy are most commonly mistaken for Japanese knotweed