Politics
Stamp duty rates must ‘represent house price growth and affordability’
What does Propertymark propose when it comes to stamp duty change?
News
Lettings
Goodlord introduces new uncapped rental insurance cover
Oli Sherlock, director of insurance: “Goodlord’s continued priority is ensuring our agents can offer landlords market-leading coverage that minimises risk in the face of continued uncertainty.”
Lettings
Rental growth fuelled by widening supply-demand imbalance
Average rents are increasing at the fastest rate ever recorded.
Events
Leasehold issues addressed at the ALEP Conference
Barristers, solicitors and valuers attended the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners’ (ALEP) Annual Conference,
Finance
The average stamp duty bill has surged 490% in the last 25 years
Property price inflation has seen the average SDLT bill in England increase from £601 in 1997 to £3,548 in 2021.
People
Lomond Group adds to board of directors
The Lomond Group has strengthened its senior leadership team.
Finance
OTM reports ‘strong financial performance, operational growth and real progress’
After a positive first six months, the board now anticipates revenues to be slightly ahead of expectations and adjusted operating profit to be substantially ahead of expectations.
Agency
Fine & County opens new office in Exeter
The new Fine & Country Exeter branch is headed up by Jonathan Gilbert-Steers.
Other News
AFC Bournemouth renews partnership with estate agents
AFC Bournemouth’s partnerships manager, Amy Marks: “We’re thrilled to extend our partnership.”
Agency
Agents told to become more tech-savvy
Bryan Mansell, Gazeal co-founder: “It’s about rich data and agents using this to demonstrate their competence, knowledge and professionalism.”
Compliance
More than 10,000 GDPR training course certificates awarded to agents
Many agents are sending their whole team on the course to ensure they are fully GDPR compliant.
Lettings
Rents hit record high as demand remains strong
London saw the biggest month-on-month price rise in the country in September.
Compliance
Colliers reveals 20.4% ethnicity pay gap
Tony Horrell, Colliers chief executive of the UK and Ireland: “Having access to our ethnicity pay gap numbers provides an opportunity from which to review and build.”
Compliance
Six agents expelled from the Property Ombudsman Scheme
Agents in London, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Blackburn and Berkshire have been thrown out of the Ombudsman scheme.
Finance
The government is seeking your views on plans for new property tax
HM Treasury has published draft legislation for a new residential property tax ahead of its inclusion in the 2021-22 Finance Bill.
Events
TV personality to host first ever allAgents Awards
Industry celebrated property expert and TV presenter will host the first ever allAgents Annual Customer Experience Awards Ceremony.
Acquisitions
Goodlord acquires major fintech app
This acquisition forms a key next step towards Goodlord's goal of offering a market-leading, end-to-end solution for agents, and follows their acquisition of Vouch last year.
Other News
House hunters battle it out with 13 buyers for every property for sale
Knight Frank’s latest data shows that there were 13 new purchasers for every property listed in the UK in September.
Events
Final EA Masters events unveiled
Some 20 hours of content is packed into the final two events as EA Masters brings the penultimate event of their six-month programme this week.