Lettings
Savills concerned about new ‘one size fits all’ short-term let licensing scheme
Savills has expressed concern at the ‘one size fits all’ nature of the short-let licensing legislation being introduced.
News
Agency
West Midlands agency expands with new office
A growing estate agency has opened a brand new branch.
Finance
Lettings and fintech platform secures £350k seed investment
Yorlet,‘the Shopify of property’, lands £350,000 funding led by Goldsmith Ventures.
Agency
How agents can help prevent property fraud occurring
A former estate agent at Leaders Romans Group will be joined by a panel of industry experts to discuss how property fraud can be stopped from happening.
Finance
Buy-to-let product choice hits 14-year high
The level of product choice available to buy-to-let landlords has continued to increase, with the number of options across all the LTV tiers improving.
Agency
MBT Affordability’s partnership with estate agency group to be extended
The affordability platform is already available to various Connells Group subsidiaries, but others are now set to benefit.
Other News
Goal! Your Move remains official supporter of the English Football League
Your Move remains an official supporter of the English Football League.
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: Equity firm agrees to sell Leaders Romans Group
Bowmark Capital has signed a binding agreement to sell industry giant Leaders Romans Group, which has a nationwide network of 210 branches and offices, to Platinum Equity.
Politics
Housing market could be hit by rocketing inflation
The housing market could be adversely affected by rampant inflation, which has reached a near 30-year high.
Other News
OPINION: First-time buyers – they’ve never had it so good
That’s right, today’s property buyers are blessed to have such an accessible and affordable market, says Russell Quirk.
Agency
Estate agent opens fourth office in four years
The new estate agency office, located in a prominent position, continues the company’s expansion plans.
Agency
High-profile estate agents feature in annual Superbrands list
A number of estate agents have made the latest Superbrands list in the annual review of the UK’s leading brands, including Purplebricks, which has dropped down the ranking.
Agency
Finance expert with no agency experience takes on well-known franchise
The new estate agency owner has a background working in key customer service and experience, and operations roles.
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Stags announces partnership changes; Graeme Wadhams joins Seymours; Knight Frank appoints head of UK residential valuations
Agency
BriefYourMarket and Dataloft Inform integrate products
BriefYourMarket and Dataloft are hoping to appeal to more agents by integrating their products.
Other News
Industry reaction to key data – ‘a better measure of property market health’
The latest transactions figures demonstrate market strength and resilience despite the supply of housing stock remaining at rock bottom levels.
Compliance
New service allows leaseholders to track Building Safety Fund applications
Under new service, those living in tower blocks will have access to updates on the status of their building’s application to the government’s Building Safety Fund
Politics
Big change to timescale for DWP arrears payments for tenants on UC
The government is set to announce a major change to the timescale for DWP arrears payments for tenants on Universal Credit.
Finance
OnTheMarket revenues to beat expectations after strong second half
OTM CEO Jason Tebb: "We are pleased to be reporting a strong performance and further operational progress in keeping with our objective of building a tech-enabled property business."
Agency
Purplebricks remove listing after homophobic owners refuse to sell property to gay men
Purplebricks says it responded immediately and removed the property listing after a gay couple were prevented by Christian owners from buying their dream home.