Agency
Estate agents urged to adopt AI as part of digital marketing strategy
Ben Sellers, co-founder of Starberry, argues this tool has "revolutionised" the way estate agents can operate
News
Lettings
England’s hottest rental spots for tenant demand revealed
Tenant demand for rental homes across each county of England is assessed based on the level of available rental stock that has already been market as let agreed
Politics
Humza Yousaf’s election as SNP leader ‘concerning for the housing sector’
The SNP party leader, seen as the 'continuity candidate', is due to be confirmed as first minister by Scottish lawmakers on today
Acquisitions
Belvoir seeks to ‘identify suitable acquisition targets’ as profits dip
Franchise fees rose by 2% to £11m but profits overall fell
Law
Rogue landlord ordered to pay more than £15,000 for planning breaches
An unscrupulous landlord has been handed a hefty fine after illegally altering buildings he rented out as HMOs
Tech
New partnership marks another step forward in digitalising property sector
There is reportedly growing demand for digitised services
Charity
Philanthropic efforts celebrated at agency annual conference
Generous estate agents agents recognised at the event
Compliance
Report criticises government progress on energy efficiency of homes
National Infrastructure Commission calls for tightening of minimum standards in private rented sector
Agency
Estate agents accused of adopting illegal ‘conditional selling’ tactics
Some estate agents could become more reliant on financial services, amid a slow housing market, with fewer property transactions taking place, it has been suggested
Acquisitions
One of the UK’s oldest estate agents acquires 70-year-old agency
This acquisition comes after the estate agency's purchases of several other businesses
People
Tributes for founder of well-known estate agency
Estate agency founder, described as a 'true gentleman', has passed away
Agency
Singing estate agent’s latest music video to help sell property goes viral
Watch now: Musical version of a walkthrough of 'the never ending property'
Finance
BTL landlords ‘fear’ the scrapping of Section 21 and are ‘selling up’
Fears surrounding the scrapping of Section 21 are a driving force behind landlords not remortgaging and selling-up instead, says BTL mortgage broker
Finance
Mortgage lenders cut borrowing costs despite BoE base rate hike
Mortgage lenders are continuing to reduce their fixed rates as competition for new business heats up
Law
BTL landlords welcome plans to evict unruly tenants
Landlords to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin their neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being drunk and disorderly
Law
New How to Rent Guide published by government
The new guide is part of the prescribed information which must be issued to tenants. Failure to do so means that landlords lose the right to repossess using Section 21
Compliance
Trade association launches first property logbooks register
The Register of Logbooks, which is accessible via estate agent and conveyancer systems, seeks to allow faster exchange of data between vendor logbooks and the buying and selling community
Politics
UK public buildings need major upgrades for Net Zero – report
The UK government is falling behind on one of its core commitments, study finds
Other News
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