Stamp duty ‘acting as a handbrake on the housing market’
The chancellor is under pressure to do more to tackle the housing crisis and boost activity in the property market
News Archive
Prime minister unveils AI breakthrough to cut planning delays and boost housebuilding
The aim is for planning applications to become less reliant on paper documents
Prime London property markets struggle following non-dom tax crackdown amid exodus
A stamp duty hike in April has kept demand in check over the last two months
A more positive direction for buy-to-let as survey shows strong investor appetite
Falling buy-to-let mortgage rates unsurprisingly appeals to property investors
Rural estates struggling to attract talent despite pay hikes
The survey highlights several key findings, including the limited use of formal bonus structures and the growing importance of non-salary benefits
Would you choose your own estate agency?
Are you invisible to sellers? How to make sure they can’t ignore you
Estate agency trainer launches “pay what you can” training day
Estate agency’s new event aims to make high-impact training accessible to those with drive and creativity – not just those with budget
End of an era as long-standing estate agents bids emotional ‘goodbye’ in social media post
Well-known estate agent bids farewell and passes the mantle to independent firm
Rugby legend expands estate agency
The former international rugby player’s estate agency has expanded less than a year after its launch
Stephen Fry and David Attenborough in an estate agency dream team?
This week’s guests include marketing maestro Simon Ledbetter, industry veteran Mike Day, rising star Mia Evans, and unapologetically brilliant Tanya Cannon
Government pledges to unleash a ‘rooftop revolution’ with compulsory solar panels
Ministers are publishing the Future Homes Standard this autumn and have now confirmed that solar panels will be included
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Elizabeth Knight joins Moveli; Hallam Land MD to step down; Property Sense strengthens board
Propertymark expands agency helpline
Propertymark says it taking ore than 20,000 calls a year from agents
The power of ice cream: why surprise wins in business
The estate agency industry is built on relationships. But too often, we stop nurturing them the second the keys change hands
Let free trade reign! Let red-tape cease to be! – ‘Shakespeare’s’ take on HIPs
What Shakespeare might have made of Home Information Packs
New data reveals a fall in UK house prices – property industry reaction
The market appears to have absorbed the temporary surge in activity over spring, which was driven by the changes to stamp duty
What is currently happening in the UK property market?
UK house sales 8% higher year to date, yet overvaluing still a big issue with estate agents
New HQ for estate agency amid hiring spree
Chief executive says his firm is growing more quickly than he had expected
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Ex-head of JLL Kensington joins Moveli; Strettons names new director; Knights appoints new partner
‘May felt like a month where confidence picked up noticeably’
Market activity continued its steady rise in May, the latest figures have revealed