Agency
EweMove says it is on track to double the size of the franchise network
EweMove recognise top performing franchisees, with the team at EweMove Bexleyheath crowned the Franchise of the Year award.
News
Compliance
Knight Frank adopts new AML solution
New proprietary risk engine selected to help Knight Frank identify fraud and money laundering ris
Politics
Propertymark re-enforces its opposition to proposed rent controls
The tenant-centred approach being taken to further reform the rented sector is overlooking the needs and rights of letting agents and their landlords, says Propertymark.
Agency
Estate agents swap cars for e-bikes to do viewings
Agents have taken more environmentally conscious steps to be more eco-friendly and that includes a move to use electric bikes to carry out our viewings.
Agency
Estate agent offers the chance to win luxury holiday with ‘golden board’ competition
Anyone who spots a golden board can enter the competition by taking a photo of the board and posting it on their Facebook or Instagram feed.
Lettings
Rents rising with more tenants paying above going rate to secure property
Increasing rents ‘could signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic trend of renters leaving cities’, according to The DPS.
Other News
Property industry reacts to Rightmove House Price Index
Property industry reaction: An unrelenting level of homebuyer demand has fuelled a property market boom that shows no signs of slowing.
Other News
If this is the new normal, heaven help us
So what’s happening and what, if anything, can we do about it? Here are Peter Ambrose’s opinions.
Other News
Homes Under the Hammer’s Martin Roberts rushed to hospital with ‘hours to live’
“So. Bit of a shocker.” The news was shared on Twitter.
Agency
Agents told to be ‘ready to understand the implications’ of ground rent changes
A ban on ground rent on new leasehold properties in England and Wales will come into force on 30 June 2022.
Other News
Almost three-quarters of buyers are chain-free
The share of homes bought by chain-free buyers has increased, fuelled in part by first-time buyers and investors.
Other News
Property asking prices rise again but momentum expected to slow
Asking prices for UK homes increased again in April but activity in the housing market is expected to slow in the coming months.
Other News
Buyers demand energy-efficient homes
The majority of property buyers are prepared to pay more for properties that primarily uses renewable energy, while more buyers think EPC ratings are now more important.
Events
The Property Franchise Group to hold AGM next month
The Property Franchise Group, one of the UK’s largest property franchises, will hold its Annual General Meeting in May.
Other News
Scottish property market stabilises as supply pressures ease
The newly-released Q1 Property Trends Report Scotland paints a positive picture for home-movers as supply pressures ease.
Compliance
New Compliance Week launched for property lawyers
Taking place from Monday 25th April to Friday 29th April, the week includes free insight and information sessions for property lawyers.
Agency
Watch now: Disgruntled tenant assaulted by man alleged to be an agent
Agency deletes Twitter account and nobody answers phone lines, after footage filmed outside estate agent's office provokes social media backlash. WARNING: video includes strong language.
Other News
Property sales ‘continue to inhabit a parallel world to all the economic indicators’
Residential property sales fell by more than a third in March compared with the same month a year earlier, the latest figures show.
Acquisitions
Linley & Simpson completes yet another acquisition
Linley & Simpson has extended its Leeds footprint following the sealing of yet another acquisition deal.
Charity
The Salvation Army accused of acting like ‘a rogue landlord’
An environmental health officer wrote to the Salvation Army after identifying “significant housing disrepair in Salvation Army properties” including “category one and two hazards”.