Acquisitions
Newsflash: Manning Stainton acquires Ryder & Dutton
Joining of estate agency firms creates a northern powerhouse
News
Agency
Agent issues statement in response to anti-money laundering fine
Brothel case agency has anti-money laundering registration cancelled while three property-related firms receive fines.
Other News
Many applicants saw property go under offer before they could get to the booked viewing
In this hectic housing market 16% of home buyers say they would submit an offer after just a virtual viewing
Other News
Allotments could provide space to build 600,000 new homes
Allotments are probably more valuable than any bricks and mortar but they could be a source of building land
Politics
Leasholders are being forced to gamble as government delays actioning reforms
"An extremely high stakes round of cards where leaseholders are being left to gamble on whether they should stick or twist"
Events
EA Masters: A packed programme for tomorrow’s online session
Keynote speaker at EA Masters flew fast jets in Afghanistan under hostile fire
Lettings
Letting resurgence is in full swing as rents rise and stock levels drop
Renting in the capital is heading back towards normality
Law
Propertymark calls for a dedicated housing court – and financial penalties for pulling out of a transaction
Propertymark's submission to the Law Commission proposes far-reaching changes for home buying and selling
Lettings
High profile group warns government of impact on renters of benefit cuts
Group says UK Government should reverse its decisions to cut Universal Credit and to freeze Local Housing Allowance.
Agency
Strutt & Parker forecasts 10% UK price growth for 2021
Increased housing market activity is expected to continue for years, as there has been a permanent shift in behaviour and lifestyles
Tech
Jupix outages ‘have been resolved’
Zoopla confirms unrelated server errors affected customer access
People
Comings and goings
More snippets of news from the industry - iamproperty, Pygott & Crone, Sinclair Taylor, SDL
Finance
Demand is falling for furlough friendly mortgages
More borrowers with contract or irregular incomes are seeking mortgage advice
Agency
Nationwide deploys voice-tech to help house hunters
Voice-activated information service for home movers will interest agents
Compliance
Plans to change minimum EPC rating on rental properties pose huge problems for the sector
Landlords are potentially facing a bill of £29bn to bring housing stock nearer to Net Zero
Compliance
Mental health best practice across the conveyancing, legal and property industries
Initiative sets out to encourage kindness between professionals
Other News
Mass-market home prices hit new record as upper end cools – Rightmove
Rightmove predicts that there will be an autumn bounce in both seller activity and prices
Other News
National Tell a Joke Day – let us have yours
EYE readers invited to submit their most groan-inducing property-related funnies