Other News
G7 Cornwall: Surge in demand for property in Carbis Bay
Vicky Twydell at Bradleys Estate Agents in St Ives: “Right now it’s like being on a movie set, and it’s great to see the place under the global spotlight.”
News
Compliance
Warning over hidden flood risks
“Predicting flood risk isn’t a perfect science,” says expert.
People
Peter Denton joins Homes England
Peter Denton will join the government’s housing delivery agency later this year following the departure of Nick Walkley in February.
Tech
Boomin reaches more than 6,300 agency branches
Boomin provides an alternative search platform that is free for agents to use and free from obligation until end of March 2022.
Agency
Knight Frank announces major partner and associate promotions
The company makes key promotions.
Agency
Zoopla unveils a raft of new innovations
The property portal is looking to deliver added value to agents.
Compliance
Property firms at risk of breaching GDPR rules
Customer data hosting is something that can often be overlooked.
Tech
Street Group to merge key products to boost instruction generation tool
Spectre Anniversaries will be available from tomorrow.
Other News
Fewer vendors willing to negotiate on asking prices as boom continues
The supply shortage is pushing up house prices.
Lettings
More than half of renters deterred from moving due to Covid safety concerns
The pandemic has put a lot of people’s moving plans on hold.
People
New employee engagement forums ‘an important step forward for the LSL’
LSL has announced the creation of two new employee forums.
Finance
Property buyers undeterred by stamp duty holiday ending
Research has found only 4% of buyers would abandon their plans to buy a property if they missed either the June or September stamp duty deadlines in England.
Agency
Estate agency industry faces shortage of highly trained staff
Paul Smith, CEO of Spicerhaart, wants a Centre of Excellence for Estate Agency.
Agency
UK estate agents offer good value for money
How does the UK rank compared with other countries?
People
Comings and Goings
Fine & Country names new MD; MHCLG appoints non-executive director; Shannon O’Neill to kickstart a new career with ERE Property
Agency
The Guild endorses new digital onboarding platform for agents
The online platform already has more than 900 estate agent branches onboarded.
Agency
New deal to provide agents with ‘best-in-class 360° virtual tours’
Research shows that 74% of agents using the 360° tour tool report it helped them grow market share.
Finance
Moving the tax year could save agents money
Nimesh Shah, CEO at Blick Rothenberg: “[The proposed changes] would mark a historic change from the 5 April date, which has been the UK tax year end since 1800.”
Agency
Hybrid agency agrees new partnership
Student rental demand unaffected by pandemic, says accommodation provider.