News Archive

Andrew Simmonds, a director at Parker’s, says a post-pandemic surge in divorces presents a challenge that can leave agents ‘between a rock and a hard place’.

Letting agents are missing out on a lot of potential business by choosing to deal solely with ‘standard lets’ in the PRS, says former ARLA president Sally Lawson.

Employers are being urged to take action to protect staff in light of the potential threat that the new Omicron Covid-19 variant poses to the workplace.

TPFG agrees new partnership that it believes is likely to appeal to agents, especially those who have been eyeing up acquisitions in this space.

Rob Houghton, CEO of reallymoving: “Transaction volumes are unsurprisingly down since the end of the stamp duty holiday but the outlook for the housing market in early 2022 is positive.”

Given that employees may need to work flexibly, it is argued that they should feel confident to make such requests before they start work for a new firm.

Belvoir CEO Dorian Gonsalves: “Despite the government’s efforts to encourage more people to buy, many tenants prefer to rent properties to achieve a much more flexible lifestyle.”

Rodney Sloan, head of training for Just Mortgages: “Competition for places on our academy is incredibly tough.”

An estate agent has been ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and attend rehabilitation sessions following a drunken row with his wife.

Vanessa Warwick has launched a crowdfunding campaign as she looks to ‘defend’ herself and counter-sue property trainer Samuel Leeds.

House prices will continue to rise in value in 2022? Gráinne Gilmore, head of research at Zoopla, reflects on the latest data.

Snippets of industry news.

The Belvoir Group has unveiled its latest trading update, which covers the first ten months of the year.

Cluttons HQ, located in Portman House, London, has been redesigned to facilitate changed ways of working post pandemic.

Relocation Agent Network (RAN) will host its National Conference and Exhibition. RAN Live! 2021 later today at the newly refurbished Birmingham Hilton Metropole.

Tom Mundy, COO at Goodlord: “There is still huge demand for properties and lots of tenants on the hunt for a new home so agents should be prepared.”

Originally due to take place in 2020, the ARLA Propertymark Conference will finally take place next week.

More than half of of landlords with properties that require improvements to upgrade their energy efficiency ratings with incoming regulations have considered selling, according to a new report. 

A spokesperson for Propertymark told EYE: “We have received new allegations dating within the term of membership which we are currently investigating.”

Contractors for Justice (C4J) is pursuing a proposed Group Litigation Order against Purplebricks, on behalf of former agents that were hired as self-employed estate agents.