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Property professionals reflect on a lack of housing announcements in Jeremy Hunt’s speech

You can only predict by having the best estimation as to what will happen in the economy and the main drivers around it in policy so forecasts are always open to disruption, says Lucian Cook

According to the OBR, residential property prices are expected to increase marginally by 0.9% in 2023

To support the landlord’s claim, a tenancy agreement and a rent statement were provided as evidence

Snippets of industry news: UK Sotheby’s International Realty appoints new MD; Savills promotes director; Surveyor joins Fisher German’s residential development team

Watch it here first! How can agents build credibility rapidly, further their careers, and branch out to develop their own business, whilst maintaining integrity?

Leasehold issues have remained firmly in the news, and the recent King’s Speech has provided an important indication of the government’s focus for the next phase of leasehold reform

The estate agency group has officially been awarded the MoD’s Silver Award in their Employer Recognition Scheme

New research from Shelter shows 814,000 private renters in England, equivalent to one in 10, are at risk of losing their homes through Section 21 evictions this winter

The estate agency group is undertaking a major programme of expansion across the UK

One door closes and another (virtual one) opens – offering cheaper fees

There is growing rumours of changes to property tax in today’s Autumn Statement

As we move towards the end of the year, 2023 will not go down in history as the year of radical changes to the way that property is bought and sold

The new service ‘caters to estate agents seeking effective pipeline management while also benefiting from a referral fee’

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The NLC has commissioned 40 London buses around Westminster to spread a clear message that ‘Leasehold is NOT homeownership’

Housing benefits for private renters is expected be unfrozen by the chancellor in his Autumn Statement today

The Treasury is on course to secure a record inheritance tax take this year as calls grow for Jeremy Hunt to cut rates in today’s Autumn Statement

Selling the business is “the only way to extract fair value”, says shareholder but others are sceptical it will happen

“Transformational deal” is a clear signal of ambition to expand further at pace and scale across the UK, says CEO