Interest rate hike will leave some landlords worse off
The UK looks set to become the first major economy to hike interest rates since the Covid-19 pandemic began after inflation data showed prices rising fast.
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LSL supports International Men’s Day
Helen Buck, executive director for estate agency at LSL: “One of the six pillars of International Men’s Day is to improve gender relations and promote gender equality.”
Fine & Country Foundation donates over £45,000 in grants to charities
Jon Cooke, Trustee of the Fine & Country Foundation: “These grants are going to organisations that rely heavily on funding to survive, especially in the run-up to Christmas.”
Agency’s bold initiative introduces 5-day week and flexible working policies for staff
Time for change? The long and unsociable working hours of estate agency may be set to become a thing of the past
Where in the world are the highest earning estate agents?
Analysis shows how UK estate agents rank in the world earnings table
Suzanna Mavity has a mountain to climb – and she needs your help
Solo ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro will raise funds to help stamp out Huntingdon’s Disease
House prices at record high – but for long?
Sustained period of house price inflation may be dampened by impending interest rate rises
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Morpeth team awards; West country appointment; expansion into Scotland; new BTL lender
Build to Rent is growing rapidly and is affordable – report
Largest ever analysis of build to rent occupancy shows the sector is making crucial contributions to meeting housing need
Cashflow a concern for a majority of estate agency businesses – report
‘Estate Agents of the Future’ report identifies factors affecting the industry
Tribunal finds employer did not adjust work pattern for disabled employee
Case against Islington Council a reminder of employer obligations in the workplace
Football legend opens 6,000sq ft property ‘showroom’
Agency amalgamates its departments under one enormous roof
Embrace your ‘inner Viking’!
Popular promotion at the EA Masters means there are horned helmets up for grabs
What would Greta make of it all?
Climate-change and sustainability issues are flavour of the moment in property-related press releases
Farmland values at their highest since 2018
Strutt & Parker says high demand and low supply is driving up the price of farmland
Firm more than doubles its fundraising target for Mind
50-strong team climbs Snowden, cycles 20 miles, and flies down the world’s fastest zipwire
Conveyancing outage – still no firm date for all IT systems to be restored
Major conveyancing group teams ‘working non-stop’ to restore normal business
Freedom of Information Request reveals shockingly low take-up of property fraud prevention measure
99% of homeowners fail to take a basic step in preventing the fraudulent theft of their properties
OPINION: OnTheMarket – Is it Rightmove in disguise?
Property industry commentator suggests that estate agents could be paying a lot more for listing with OnTheMarket
247,000 England & Wales property titles are owned by overseas-based individuals
Nearly 1% of properties in England and Wales are in the hands of overseas-based owners