Agency
Kickstart Scheme #2 – Spicerhaart set to take on 93 trainees
Scheme provides stepping-stone to further career development and qualifications
News
Training
Kickstart Scheme #1 – First successful candidates appointed through The Guild
Kickstart Scheme helps people who are at risk of long-term unemployment to find their feet
Agency
‘It’s disgusting’: Agents caught on camera ridiculing house they are selling
The agents, who work for Wards estate agent in Ramsgate, suggested that the property needs cleaning and knocking down.
Compliance
Agents need to prepare for imminent EICR changes
David Cox, the former ARLA Propertymark chief executive, took part in a webinar hosted by repairs and maintenance software provider Fixflo this week.
Acquisitions
Leaders Romans Group snaps up another agency
This is LRG’s fourth acquisition so far this year.
Tech
Connells adopts new e-signature platform
The eSigning platform enables estate agents to send documents electronically.
Politics
Propertymark claims lobbying success in Westminster
Propertymark is keen to repair what some agents see as a damaged reputation.
Lettings
Legislation is the greatest challenge facing the letting sector
Research shows that the vast majority of agents and landlords feel unsupported by the government.
Agency
A quarter of estate agents plan to hire new staff
New research offers positive signs for employment prospects in the estate agency sector.
Agency
South London agency opens new office in major regeneration area
Old Kent Road is undergoing an exciting £10.7bn regeneration with new homes, and workspace for up to 10,000 new jobs, commercial, retail and leisure facilities.
Acquisitions
Oakwood homes acquires Appleton Properties in Kent
Oakwood homes now have four branches throughout the area.
Agency
Will agencies benefit from the government’s new Recovery Loan Scheme?
A new recovery loan scheme for business will come into existence next month.
Agency
New agency launches looking ‘to do things differently from other agents’
Founded by husband and wife team Michael and Morgan Parry, Frank Modern aims to makes its mark.
Politics
Proposed capital gains tax changes ‘would act as nothing more than another nail in the coffin’
The government will publish a number of tax-related consultations and calls for evidence on 23 March.
Finance
Yorkshire Building Society becomes first lender to relaunch 5% deposit mortgages
The deal launches today.
Other News
It takes almost 300 days to sell property in the current climate
Selling property typically takes 295 days due to the impact of the pandemic and the government’s stamp duty holiday, new research shows.
Other News
Disconnect in buyer-seller demand rings warning bells for the market
Buyers push on as vendors, landlords and tenants retreat from recent gains.
Compliance
Criminal proceedings against NatWest shows no business ‘is too big to fall victim to fraud’
John Dobson at SmartSearch: “What is being alleged is a failing on a massive scale.”
Politics
Mayor of London election 2021: Lib Dems call for central housing company
Luisa Porritt, the Liberal Democrats mayor of London candidate, has pledged to create a central housing company in the capital.
Law
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers challenges government over cladding
The SLC has written to housing secretary Robert Jenrick setting out in more detail the Society’s concerns and why government intervention is necessary.