News Archive
Savills supports ‘work-from-garden’ concept at Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show returns with a one-off autumn event after the RHS decided to postpone this year’s show, which was due to take place in May, because of the pandemic.
Goodlord expands to ‘support’ letting agents in Scotland
Scottish letting agents are now able to use Goodlord’s lettings platform.
Zoopla added ‘auto-renew’ clause in its contracts during Covid crisis
Agency boss accuses Zoopla of ‘taking advantage’ of its customers
Transactions bounced back in August – latest HMRC data
Residential property sales in August were up 32% on July
Shocking! Drug Squad finds tenant had wired door handle to the mains
The signs that a property is being used as a cannabis farm
Firms pay back £1.3bn in furlough cash as crackdown on fraudulent claims continues
Repayments to HMRC rise as more employees return to work and the economy recovers from Covid.
Are we in the midst of a societal shift in mindset when it comes to home ownership?
Buying a home is not necessarily the priority for a growing number of individuals
Early Christmas present for landlords in seaside town – a £688 charge for a licence
“The time has come to clamp down on rogue landlords”
Michael Gove’s appointment results in housebuilders ‘sitting on their hands’
Pause to planning reforms will lead to hiatus in housebuilding, says Aston Mead
TPFG chooses AML and onboarding platform for its high street brands
iamproperty signs up major franchise group to its Proptech solution
Zoopla names agency representatives on its new Lettings Advisory board
The new Lettings Advisory board will meet on a quarterly basis, with a view to putting agents at the heart of decision making.
Will other agencies now drop self-employed model?
Now that Purplebricks has thrown in the towel on self-employed agents, how long will it be before others are forced to follow suit?
First ever allAgents Customer Experience Awards to be held in Leeds
The hybrid event will form both an online and physical awards ceremony.
TV presenter and singer ditches fame to become an estate agent
The former TV presenter has left the limelight to focus on a new career as an estate agent.
Estate agency eyes further acquisitions after snapping up 167-year-old firm
The company has highlighted its appetite for further expansion.
The collapse of ARPM ‘is a potential Armageddon for the lettings industry’
Peter Grant, chairman and chief executive of Openview: “There has been inadequate provision for this kind of incident, in the form of insurances, securities and safeguarding.”
Chancellor accused of ‘turning his back’ on landlords and renters
The NRLA is calling on Rishi Sunak to develop an interest-free, government guaranteed hardship loan to support tenants with Covid-19 related rent debts who are not eligible for benefit support.
Short-term rental sector in London continues road to recovery
Merilee Karr, chair of the STAA: “The short-term rental sector in London continues to impress and has proved to be a very popular choice for visitors to the capital.”