Politics
Majority of Brits not confident housing targets will be met
Questions raised over how the government can close the skills gap needed to build 1.5 million homes by 2029
News
Finance
Remortgage completions dropped by nearly a third in June
Homeowners who remortgaged last month saw their average monthly payment increase by more than £364
Lettings
Flatfair partners with Fresh for new BTR and co-living deposit solution
Collaboration aims to ease financial pressure and improve compliance efficiency
Training
Agency chain launches in-house training scheme
The three-month programme is aimed at developing the potential of staff with no previous property experience
Finance
UPDATE: Rightmove half-year results show £100m return to shareholders
Giant portal's revenues and profits still rising
Finance
Mortgage summer price war hots up amid base rate cut speculation
Barclays and TSB join the latest lenders to drop their rates as economists predict the Bank of England's next move
Politics
What is currently happening in the UK property market?
UK House prices and house sale transactions remain robust following the general election
Finance
Jump in conveyancing cost in Q2 of 2024
Quarterly index shows prices are still struggling to return to the highs of the pandemic stamp duty holiday
Lettings
Call for new Welsh leader to build bridges with private rented sector
Propertymark wants to see a renewed focus on “fair rents and adequate housing” and an extension of Help to Buy
Finance
Survey points to funding struggles for property developers
Finding funding was the most complicated business aspect for respondents, with many rejected multiple times
Compliance
Half of ombudsman complaints from London residents
Disproportionate figure revealed by report, as landlords are urged to respond to "operational complexities"
Charity
Agents Giving invites property teams to enter Dragon Boat Race
Fundraising efforts will go towards the Agents Giving Grant Fund and children's charity Magic Moments
Compliance
Software integration aims to save agents time and boost compliance
"Three click" solution for material information has been designed to reduce the risk of penalties
Compliance
Estate agent who took out two Bounce Back Loans given 11-year director ban
Estate agency director took out two Bounce Back Loans for his business – despite being only entitled to one
Agency
OnTheMarket owner sees solid growth with a 12% revenue increase
In its investor presentation, CoStar said OnTheMarket now has close to 17,000 agent branches advertising, with average monthly visits for the portal up 78% year-on-year
Agency
How can an estate agency ‘justify charging a purchaser in this way’? Kirstie Allsop vents her annoyance
Property TV presenter Kirstie Allsop shared her thoughts on social media
Law
Trio jailed for kidnapping purported landlord at knife-point
A trio of vigilantes have been jailed following a violent revenge against a purported landlord who fleeced them out of a deposit for an uninhabitable flat
Agency
Does culture really eat strategy for breakfast?
If you were to ‘invent’ estate agency today, assuming the industry had never existed, what would you do differently?
Lettings
One in 20 tenants have missed rent payments over the last 12 months
Missed payments are no longer isolated events and are becoming part and parcel of people’s everyday lives as the squeeze on household and personal finances continues to take its toll
Compliance
Insolvency service targets covid loan abuse
Property professionals among more than 830 directors banned for cheating on covid loan