Agency
Connells Group endorses free app and encourages agents to download it
The Connells Group has endorsed Viewber's free lone worker safety app, ViewBuddy, and is encouraging all agents to download it.
News
Agency
Strictly amazing – the winners revealed as agents party the night away
Property professionals, including some familiar faces in estate agency, came together at The Epsom Downs Racecourse last week for the annual Agents Giving Charity Ball.
Other News
The gap between seller expectations and buyer budgets narrows
Growing concern for the country’s economic outlook sees property price growth come to a virtual halt.
Lettings
Tenant demand soars as number of active landlords fail to keep pace
Tenancy applications are up 22% compared to the same period last year.
Events
allAgents Customer Experience Awards 2022 pushed back to December
Review website allAgents has announced that this year’s awards ceremony will now be held in December.
Finance
The housing boom has been ‘a nice little earner’ for the Scottish government
One hundred homeowners paid average of £84,000 tax to buy property in Scotland.
Agency
Improve conveyancing process by bringing it into estate agency, says Quirk
The UK’s ‘archaic’ conveyancing process could benefit from a major shake-up to help speed up property transactions, according to Russell Quirk, co-founder of ProperPR.
Agency
eXp UK aims to woo self-employed estate agents with new incentive
eXp UK allows agents to trade with their own ‘name above the door’, but charges agents up to 30% of the commission they generate.
Other News
Vendors see ‘telling change’ in achieved price as housing market slows
With demand for property continuing to ease across the UK, some home sellers are now finding that they may have pitched their prices too high for the current market.
Finance
Former Purplebricks finance chief joins growing online platform
The new interim finance director will focus on securing fresh investment for the expanding online platform.
Agency
Estate agents must take their share of blame for property transaction delays
While the conveyancing process is dated and needs to change, estate agents are not entirely blameless and have their part to play to some degree, according to The Guild's Iain McKenzie.
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Ex-Foxtons and Yopa agent joins haart; Moneypenny appoints Joanne Tattum; Sam Knight returns to Irwin Mitchell
Compliance
New partnership aims to reduce burden of compliance for letting agents
The integration enables automated licensing checks.
Finance
Average UK house price up £31,000 in a year – industry response
Inflation and rising interest rates will naturally begin to squeeze the lower end of the housing market as the year progresses.
Events
National conference for landlords and letting agents to be held in Coventry
The event, which is aimed at letting agents, as well as landlords, will take place at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Law
Letting agents found guilty in major unlawful eviction and harassment trial
Tenants were routinely threatened and evicted without notice, locks were changed, while one tenant was doused in petrol and punched causing the loss of several teeth.
Law
Employment tribunal rules in favour of estate agency dismissal
An employment tribunal has concluded that the estate agency did not unfairly dismiss an employee after he failed to disclose bankruptcy.
Law
Conveyancing is not fit for purpose – we must blame someone
Could the house buying and selling process be better? Absolutely. But is it actually broken and not fit for purpose?
Acquisitions
Estate agency to open on-site branch after agreeing deal with EFL football club
The estate agency will open a new on-site branch to assist the football club’s players with relocation to the area, while also deepening the relationship with the club's non-playing staff and supporters.
Agency
Zoopla tells agents to encourage ‘high-value homeowners to sell their properties’ to help boost listings
New research from Zoopla suggests that the total value of UK homes has now surged to over £10trn this year as the supply-demand imbalance continues to drive house prices higher.