Other News
Prospective homebuyers looking for energy efficient properties
Homebuyers are placing growing importance on a property’s energy efficiency when buying,
News
Tech
Alto adds Bamboo Auctions to marketplace
New integration aims to help agents sell more properties
Politics
Have your say ahead of the Autumn Statement 2023
HM Treasury says it welcomes comments on existing policy, or suggestions for new policy
Agency
Estate agents accused of illegally withholding best offers from sellers
James Munro, head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team, says the enforcement office has investigated cases of illegal behaviour
Acquisitions
Expanding estate agency secures another acquisition
This deal furthers the agency's growth strategy of continued acquisition
People
Are you earning enough? Majority of agents to seek alternative careers
Unsurprisingly, agents in London are commanding the biggest salaries
Agency
New independent estate agency business opens
Estate agent, who has worked in the industry for almost 18 years, launches his own business
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Zenko Properties appoints Jonathan Morgan as a partner; Lee Koffman joins Robert Irving Burns from Sotheby’s; The Hill Group promotes Dan Haines
Agency
Propertymark highlights tentative signs of recovery in buyer demand
The housing market is getting stronger with more sales expected to complete in the coming months, while the supply-demand imbalance in the rental market continues to drive up rents
People
Letting agent handed 22-month ban for drunken smash
A letting agent who police found asleep in his bed after he crashed his Bentley into two parked cars then walked off has been banned from driving for almost two years
Compliance
Police urge agents to act on signs of a cannabis factory
Do you know how to spot the signs of a potential cannabis grow?
Finance
Mortgage rates falling as drop in inflation provides ‘confidence to lenders’
Following the Bank of England’s decision to halt interest rate hikes last week several lenders have reduced mortgage rates
Other News
Prime London buyer demand falls
Market activity has cooled during the third quarter of this year and this generally echoes the wider market trends being seen across London
Other News
Desk-based workers admit they are less productive when working-from-home
For most industries the 9-5 office routine has been thoroughly disrupted
Finance
Lowest mortgage rate dips below 5% but average repayments are up – Rightmove
Rightmove's mortgage tracker identifies changes in interest rates
Charity
Amazing feet! Mike Day hits the million step mark
Well-known industry figure achieves an amazing fund-raising goal
Politics
The Wish List – housing market policies that politicians need to change
Leaders Romans' directors offer politicians their views for vote-winning changes to the housing market
Events
Rachel Riley and Dermot Murnaghan to co-host EA Masters
Well-known TV personalities lined up for major industry event
Lettings
Sunak junks EPC regs – but most landlords have already paid for improvements
Research reveals UK landlords' readiness for the Government’s scrapped EPC legislation.
Finance
‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ needs to protect its loans
Well-meaning individuals can fall foul of some very scary rules around Regulated Mortgage Contracts