Tech
Housing tech firms combine AI and human support for out-of-hours calls
Partnership aims to filter routine enquiries while escalating emergencies
News
Lettings
If it’s not a Burnham Bounce, what is it?
There are some signs that the market has found a little momentum
Compliance
Tenancy fraud poses £4.1bn risk to rental sector
Analysis finds suspected cases remain above historic levels
Other News
Property giant combines three surveying brands into one
New national business brings together more than 50 surveyors under single name
Housebuilding
Housebuilding downturn eases as construction activity improves
Residential sector recorded its slowest decline since October
Acquisitions
Property group adds first dedicated commercial management brand
Acquisition brings UK-wide portfolio spanning office, industrial, retail and leisure sectors
Other News
Rightmove reveals Brit buyers’ overseas property hotspots
Country and destination search lists show areas of most interest
Housebuilding
Major housebuilder’s completions climb as revenue rises
First-half sales up 13% as full-year guidance moves to top end of previous range
Lettings
London asking rents accelerate despite falling demand
Advertised prices increased 8.7% annually despite fewer enquiries
Compliance
Landlords turn out in force for Renters’ Rights Act online briefing
More than 100 attended the session on compliance and changes to possession rules
Acquisitions
Fast-growing group completes ninth acquisition of the year
The latest deal adds around 250 fully managed properties to the network's portfolio
Agency
Property agents urged to review lone-working procedures
Updated guidance covers risk assessments, check-ins and staff support
Agency
Short-term home moves fall to record low
Just 5% of sellers this year owned their property for less than three years
Compliance
Property payment partnership to test synchronised completion
Programmable technology could reserve buyer funds until conditions are met
Prices
New-build price premium rises to nearly a third
Gap with existing properties has widened by 6.2 percentage points since 2016
Compliance
PRS database risks becoming ‘expensive waste’, council warns
Industry body calls for clearer priorities ahead of next RRA reform phase
Law
Ground rent cap exemption ‘could complicate leasehold sales’
Propertymark to respond to consultation on special treatment for some agreements
Prices
Regional markets diverge as sales volumes fall, ESPC finds
Overall prices rose 2.7% YOY in May to July, but local trends varied sharply
Charity
Property team smashes charity fitness challenge
Four colleagues beat their 90-minute target by around 27 minutes
Agency
Agents lose faith in politicians on housing but business confidence rises
Almost half of agencies expect further growth but 43% trust no political party most on housing