Compliance
Are you familiar with upcoming energy efficiency changes?
Energy efficiency is increasingly a concern for not only landlords but buyers, sellers and renters too
News
Charity
Ultimate Premier League fan experience up for grabs
This is a once in a lifetime experience, kindly donated by Catfest organiser Julian O’Dell’s friend Howard Cooke. Every single penny raised goes to Action Against Cancer
Tech
OnTheMarket to launch new consumer podcast series ‘OnTheMove’
OnTheMarket says the new podcast aims to help demystify the home moving process
Tech
Rightmove launches new training tool to help agents use its platform better
The new tool ‘Teams View’ is available within the Rightmove Hub and allows agencies to have better visibility of the Rightmove training staff have completed and track their progress
Law
Homeowners and renters at risk of eviction to receive free legal advice
A new government-backed scheme providing free legal advice to help those at risk of losing their home launched yesterday
Acquisitions
Would-be OnTheMarket investor takes aim at portal after failed offer
Ex-Cantor investor launches a scathing attack on the running of the property search portal and its decision to reject his investment bid
Compliance
Estate agents must have ‘stringent process’ in place to ensure they are compliant
Having a process in place will strengthen the agent’s due diligence
Finance
Industry reacts to surprise hike in mortgage approvals
Mortgage approvals somewhat surprisingly hit am eight-month high in June despite a urge in borrowing rates
Agency
BTL landlords told to be wary of agents’ “too good to be true” rental valuations
High street lettings agents accused of over-inflating rental prices
Agency
Mortgage advisers signing up to self-employed scheme will have access to 7,500 estate agents – claim
CMME is aiming to build and expand its mortgage broker network to 50 self-employed advisers within the next 12 months
Agency
Chestertons recognise top performing agents at festival-style summer party
The event welcomed more than 500 employees
Tech
New partnership aims to speed up transactions
It is claimed the partnership could help to ‘shave approximately six weeks off the transaction process’
Compliance
New campaign urges struggling mortgage borrowers to ‘reach out’ for help
The banking and finance industry’s Reach Out campaign will be seen across out-of-home advertising, radio, print and digital. TV advertising will be launched in September
Finance
Government bags £884.2m in SDLT in six months, data shows
The average buyer is looking at a bill of almost £3,000 in the current market
Other News
Industry reacts to annual fall in UK property transactions
Transaction numbers are often regarded as a more useful indicator of the health of the housing market than house prices
People
Tributes after well-known estate agency founder dies at 44
Tributes as Lucy Thompson of Norwich's Reality Estate Agents dies after battle with cancer
Finance
Mortgage rates set to fall with end of hiking cycle in sight
Most economists expect the Bank of England to increase interest rates by 0.25% on Thursday
Acquisitions
Independent estate agency completes acquisition
The purchase expands the agency's property portfolio
Agency
Lomond strikes new partnership to ‘strengthen’ senior leadership team
The estate agency group currently employs around 1,100 people
Acquisitions
International firm plans UK expansion after completing significant acquisition
The independent real estate investment manager says its plans to make further acquisitions