Chancellor encouraged to tax the real culprits of unsafe homes
The chancellor has been warned that a slew of 12 different taxes and levies on residential builders, at £4.5bn a year, means that many sites risk becoming unviable
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ONP Group integrates with ChatGPT
Stockport-based ONP Group incorporates O’Neill Patient Solicitors, Grindeys, and Cavendish Legal Group
First-time buyers persisting with Help to Buy as cut-off point approaches
Introduced in 2021, as a replacement for the original Help to Buy scheme, the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme is set to end at the end of the month
Cash is king for buy-to-let purchases
High mortgage rates have prompted a change in the market, according to Hamptons
FCA confirms help for those struggling with their mortgage
The FCA says it will continue to monitor the mortgage market and how firms are supporting their customers
Why trust is everything when running a successful estate agency
The human to human interaction and trustbuilding still make a massive difference to the running of a good estate agency business
Football league club agrees partnership with self-employed estate agent
The partnership will see advertisements of the estate agent’s business around the football ground for the remainder of the 2022/23 season
Improved customer identity verification standards for new home sales
The new process aims to remove the requirement for a customer to show their ID separately to a number of different parties through their purchase journey
OnTheMarket launches free accounting functions on letting platform
The upgrade brings a range of productivity, automation and service improvements, said OnTheMarket Software
More than half of landlords no longer positive about buy-to-let investments
Buy-to-let investors have identified general uncertainty in the market, government interference and negativity towards landlords as key concerns
Government urged to start ‘incentivising energy upgrades’ across property sector
British Property Federation warns that without urgent government action the UK will fail to deliver on 2050 net zero target
Agency boss plays down fears of property market dip
Fine & Country managing director Nicky Stevenson assesses the healthy signs from the sector
Referencing provider reports rise in tenancy fraud
HomeLet has employed AI technology to help combat increasingly sophisticated fraudsters
Propertymark and JEAA continue to promote need for higher standards in estate agency
Propertymark and the JEAA have long been concerned about “low barriers of entry” to allow estate agents to operate
New report highlights ‘the desperate need to build more homes’
After 13 years of a Conservative-led government only 39% of local planning authorities have an up-to-date local plan, research shows
London retains its status as Europe’s top residential city
Thanks to the strength of the dollar against the pound, there is a global perception that London
Well-established estate agency welcomes first franchisee
The company has expanded with an experienced estate agent at the helm
Trading Standards issues warning after letting agency fined
Trading Standards spokesperson says this case issues a clear warning to those involved in letting agency and property management
UK house prices predicted to drop by at least 10%
Higher mortgage borrowing costs will result in house prices continuing to fall for several more months
What is actually happening in the UK housing market?
Week 9: Chris Watkin is joined by Bryan Mansell