Compliance
Tribunal finds employer did not adjust work pattern for disabled employee
Case against Islington Council a reminder of employer obligations in the workplace
News
Agency
Football legend opens 6,000sq ft property ‘showroom’
Agency amalgamates its departments under one enormous roof
Events
Embrace your ‘inner Viking’!
Popular promotion at the EA Masters means there are horned helmets up for grabs
Other News
What would Greta make of it all?
Climate-change and sustainability issues are flavour of the moment in property-related press releases
Other News
Farmland values at their highest since 2018
Strutt & Parker says high demand and low supply is driving up the price of farmland
Charity
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
Law
Conveyancing outage – still no firm date for all IT systems to be restored
Major conveyancing group teams 'working non-stop' to restore normal business
Compliance
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
Agency
OPINION: OnTheMarket – Is it Rightmove in disguise?
Property industry commentator suggests that estate agents could be paying a lot more for listing with OnTheMarket
Politics
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
Lettings
UK rents to rise by 4.5% in 2022 – Zoopla
Rental stock levels are some 43% below the five-year average, putting upward pressure on rents.
Compliance
Energy Performance Certificates show figures “distorted from reality”
"A huge question mark hangs over whether we can trust EPC recommended improvements for cutting carbon emissions"
Compliance
Developers are ‘gaming the system’ to avoid post-Grenfell safety regime, says Fire Brigade assistant-commissioner
Fire safety: "Hand-wringing and mealy-mouthed words from the Government are worthless. It’s actions that matter.”
People
Comings & Goings
Snippets of property industry news: Parkers expands; Dacre Son & Hartley new manager; iamproperty Head of New Business
Other News
Could the property market ever become carbon neutral?
Estate agency reviews website set to launch initiative to reduce the industry's carbon footprint
Agency
Reviews site names the UK’s top-rated agents! And the winners are…
Property TV presenter Amanda Lamb: “The allAgents Awards are different to any other property awards, covering all listed property agents across the UK.”
Other News
Property industry reaction to Rightmove House Price Index
Simon Bradbury, MD at Thomas Morris: “Sellers planning to enter the market might be tempted to put off beginning the process of putting their home on the market until the New Year.”
Agency
Boomin launches ChainMaker tool claiming to reduce fall-throughs
Michael Bruce: “With over 30% of properties marked as ‘under offer’ collapsing, our unique technology provides agents at just a click of a button with a readymade list of motivated buyers.”
Lettings
Stirling Akroyd consolidates lettings division and makes key appointments
Stirling Ackroyd Group is standardising business processes and programmes and aligning all its property brands under the Stirling Ackroyd Group brand.
