Chestertons agent appointed to oversee UK expansion quits within months
Chestertons says it is in ‘exciting stage of growth’ and set to roll out international expansion
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Carter Jonas posts rise in profits and revenues as its five-year plan draws to a close
Five-year business plan reaps rewards for property firm
Purplebricks backs Stamp Duty reforms to save movers £3.2bn
Agent claims raising the Stamp Duty threshold would provide £6.2bn economic boost
Newly agreed rents dipping across most of UK despite annual climbs
Annual inflation for new rents at almost 3% says tenancy referencing firm
Home owner and buy-to-let repossessions soar
Arrears remain at record lows but worrying repossession trend emerges
Number of new homes hits a 30-year high as builders ‘make progress’
Rate of housebuilding rises almost 10% to highest since 1980s
Brexit, general election and ‘misguided’ rental reforms hitting entire housing market
Agents report continued seizing-up in the market as Brexit rumbles on and general election looms
Official government guidance ‘could completely stall all flat sales in England’, claim
‘Thousands of sales of flats stalled’ after surveyors and lenders worry over guidance on cladding
Sales held up as searches routinely taking longer than official ten-day target
Big differences in search timeframes between councils
Senior management restructure at Spicerhaart as five-year growth plan announced
New position of group managing director and ‘chapter’ structure announced
Savills predicts drop in first-time buyers and boom in house prices for the north
Agent unveils five-year forecast despite uncertainty over election and Brexit
Tweet of the Week: When the Chancellor met an estate agent, who was all ears?
Chancellor meets prominent estate agent (but it’s the office dog that upstages them both)
House price growth freezes but sales show signs of recovery
Land Registry reveals house prices growing more slowly than inflation
Agent warns that rent rises are on the way as increasing numbers of landlords sell up
Belvoir warns that scrapping of Section 21 will worsen supply shortage and push rents up
Leaders Romans recruits ex-LSL director to senior management team
Former LSL business development director joins Leaders Romans Group
Watchdog upholds claim that every second someone contacts an agent about a property on Rightmove
Every second someone contacts an agent about a property on Rightmove – that’s right!
Confusion hangs over tenant fees ban five months after implementation
Industry figure criticises ‘rush’ to push through ban – with clarification still needed
Opinion piece: It’s happening elsewhere – could UK property portals become agents?
Will the iBuyer market take off in the UK?
New owners of online firm emoov told not to repeat historic claims
New owners of emoov told to remove claims about reviews and ratings achieved before purchase
Half of all enquiries to Ombudsman cannot be dealt with, admits TPO
Property redress schemes working on improving access for consumers with complaints