Belvoir board awards itself a 40% pay rise despite fall in pre-tax profit
Chief financial officer Louise George received the biggest pay rise, while chief executive Dorian Gonsalves took home more than £450,000 during the year
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New holiday let rules unveiled by government
New proposals will introduce a requirement for planning permissions for short-term lets in England
BTL landlords face huge energy efficiency upgrade cost, says agency
Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9bn bill
Property sales market slows amid ‘shift in market dynamics’
Metrics on buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions all remain negative, while house prices continue to fall
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: New estate agency opens in West Norfolk; Continued growth for The Agency UK; Tony Daly joins Harding Green after 17 years at Druce & Co
Purplebricks sale process ‘ongoing’ as agency given more time to ‘Strike’ a deal
Purplebricks says that its formal sales process has progressed into “a more targeted phase of detailed diligence and discussions”
Big boost to estate agency numbers in UK
Research reveals the areas with sharpest annual increase in estate agencies
Property market ‘correcting and rebalancing’ says agency MD
Sensible and realistic pricing is still paramount to achieving sales success, according to Fine & Country’s Nicky Stevenson
Pay rises beginning to make their presence felt in market, says analyst
Positive signs in the market have been highlighted in a CEO head-to-head
Property-related search upswing points to market resilience
Google keyword data analysis defies doom and gloom predictions
Keller Williams UK eyes ‘significant’ growth
Keller Williams plans to expand its UK network and open up new opportunities for estate agents as both individuals and existing established businesses, but outspoken commentator is not impressed
Falls in UK mortgage costs predicted amid return of ultra-low interest rates
The cost of fixed-rate mortgage deals is likely to come down
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Well-known estate agent launches her own estate agency business; Marsh & Parsons appoints client management director; Lauren Baylis joins Hannells
Airbnb acquires UK PropTech platform
The acquisition will bring more clarity to the UK short-term and holiday rental market, says Airbnb’s director of engineering
Well-established estate agency opens first London office
The estate agency, which has existed for five decades, has grown to 14 networked offices covering eight counties – and now central London
Propertymark welcomes government review of outdated council tax banding system
Propertymark has submitted a response to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ consultation reviewing council tax banding in the sector
LSL sells mortgage broker firm to PE-backed venture
LSL has sold Embrace and First2Protect to Pivotal Growth Limited
Property sales agreed return to pre-pandemic levels – Rightmove
The recovery is being driven by sales of flats which are now 10% higher than March 2019, latest data reveals
Savills makes progress in pay gap reduction
Savills says it is passionate about closing the gender pay gap and the results are showing they are moving in the right direction
Sharp rise in number of properties advertised for sale
The greatest increase in the number of properties for sale was among detached and semi-detached homes, fresh data shows