Agency
RIP Douglas & Gordon
End of an era: Thank you for some great memories and for teaching me so much
News
Other News
House price crash ‘now appears unlikely’
Property expert says the market is resilient and price drops have been 'quite small'
Compliance
Rogue landlords falsely claiming millions of pounds for ‘ghost tenants’
Police have said that owners of properties making up to £500,000 a month illegally
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Experienced housing regulation joins Savills; Housebuilder names new regional head of operations; CBRE appoints new directors
Lettings
Propertymark warns legislators over rent control consequences
Landlords exiting the market and rents hiked between tenancies, professional body tells parliamentary committee
Compliance
New partnership to help agents remain compliant
The compliance burden for estate agents is ever-growing, as evidenced by recent fines
Compliance
Five types of document fraud impacting estate agents
Top tips to help estate agents avoid falling foul of document fraud
Other News
UK housing value hits record high of £8.68trn
“The total value of all housing has risen by almost a quarter (+23%) since 2019
Agency
Leisure specialists team up for new commercial agency launch
Three former James A Baker employees join forces to form WTS Property Consultants
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH! Douglas & Gordon believed to have gone into Administration
It is understood that Grant Thornton has been appointed as Administrators of the business
Acquisitions
Independent estate agency completes acquisition of rival firm
This is the estate agency's second acquisition in two years, with plans to grow further in the near future
Other News
What is actually happening in the UK housing market?
Week 7: Presenter Chris Watkin is joined by Ben Madden
Training
Rightmove’s exam launch to allow agents to get ‘qualified ahead of RoPA’
Sales and letting agents can start to book their exam next week
Other News
Almost a third of UK homeowners say they have been gazundered
Despite cooling market conditions, some vendors are hopeful of achieving their desired price
Compliance
EPC ratings cause concern ahead of new rules in April 2023
RSM survey shows many landlords' properties are below minimum requirements ahead of legislation coming into force
Agency
Vendors increasingly switching estate agents as market slows
Home sellers are far more likely than last year to choose another agent to achieve a sale, research shows
Agency
Estate agents urged to boost business by ‘building brand awareness online’
Building brand awareness online can help estate agents boost sales in the offline world
Lettings
City leaders call for rent freeze and eviction ban in England
London, Manchester and Liverpool mayors among the signatories of an open letter to Michael Gove
Tech
OnTheMarket Software launches TecWeb product for agents
TecWeb joins OnTheMarket Software’s existing suite of technical solutions
Charity
Charity calls for annual property ‘owner tax’ and landlord-limited zones
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation wants local authorities to be given the power to restrict investor activity in certain areas