Property transactions face delays as Land Registry votes for strike action
Strikes are set to begin next month and could last until mid-2023.
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eXp UK reveals first recipients of its new ICON Awards programme
The winning estate agents are set to benefit from stocks worth up to £16,000 in stock at eXp World Holdings Inc.
Coaching turned letting business from nightmare to success, say directors
Agency is championing training after claiming that a one-day course helped the firm to achieve £1.5m turnover.
Making tax digital: Is your agency prepared for the regulatory changes?
Robert Bolwell, senior partner at Dutton Gregory, will focus on the regulatory change and look to answer agents’ most pressing questions during a free webinar tomorrow morning.
Buyers interested in ‘realistically priced’ properties, says Savills
Recent market conditions illustrate the importance of pricing well to attract bidders.
The difficulties that arise by claiming for more than the disputed tenancy deposit
Agents and landlords may find that returning an undisputed deposit to the tenant as soon as possible may encourage early resolution of the dispute, without the need for formal adjudication.
BTL landlord fined £16,000 for failure to address property hazards
The landlord has been hit with a fine of £16,000 due to “hazardous” living conditions.
Report calls for 50,000 new homes for older people per year
The Mayhew Review argues that one in four of all new homes should be built for over-65s.
Record value growth across all property types, new data reveals
The rapid gains in property values were felt across all UK regions.
TV property presenter diagnosed with terminal cancer and given ‘six months to live’
The property commentator wants to inspire those with “life-limiting prospects to make the most of every day”.
UK property slumps to its worst quarter since 2009
A sharp rise in borrowing costs has weighed heavily on the property industry.
Vendors told to ignore estate agency calling for a 10% cut to asking prices
Sellers need to be “realistic” in a cooling property market, estate agency warned last week, as economic uncertainty takes its toll on the housing market.
Shareholders approve £1.3bn merger
The approved deal sees the company grow in to one of the largest in the UK property sector.
Government issues statement ahead of new housing law being introduced
The major shake-up of housing law will see significant changes for letting agents, landlords and tenants to the way homes are rented, managed, and lived in.
What impact will this week’s Autumn Statement have on the housing market?
The housing market has taken a knock in recent weeks, and so what next?
House prices fall as ‘era of historically low interest rates and the buying frenzy’ ends
Vendors are pricing more competitively to try to find a buyer, research shows.
Propertymark slams changes to notice periods in the private rented sector
The trade body is concerned that the strengthening of tenants’ rights will have an adverse impact on the confidence of landlords.
Property auctioneers ‘seeing a more cautious approach from investors’
Auctions have traditionally acted as a barometer for the property market.
Another major housebuilder reports a sharp drop in sales rate
The announcement follows bleak recent warnings from some of the UK’s largest housebuilders, amid economic uncertainty.