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More mortgage products are available but rates continue to rise
Borrower demand for housing has hit a 16-year high.
Palmview Estates ordered to pay more than £18k
Letting agents and landlords are reminded that they must comply with the rules.
Michael Jones & Company snaps up rival Symonds & Reading
Symonds & Reading's entire sales and lettings business has been incorporated into the broader Michael Jones & Company operation.
The DPS to host deposit dispute webinars for agents and landlords
The webinars will help agents better understand the issues and ensure an efficient and fair process.
Your Move renews partnership with EFL for another season
Your Move has also been confirmed as the English Football League’s Official Communities Supporter.
Residential construction activity is ‘keeping the flame alive’
A number of projects that had been delayed by the pandemic are now going ahead.
Connells begins move to buy Countrywide
Indicative offer of 250p per share is announced
The top 10 UK cities with the largest estate agency fees
Hybrid agency has claimed that high street agents have typically “overcharged and underwhelmed” when it comes to selling homes.
Around half of sales agreed now are unlikely to beat stamp duty holiday deadline
A surge in demand ‘has created a bottleneck of transactions’, says mortgage broker.
East Midlands estate agency plans to expand nationwide
The hybrid agency has received significant investment from a private equity firm.
Sharp increase in housing supply in London as rents fall
A second national lockdown in England is unlikely to impact the prime London property market as the first one did.
Latest UK house price jump could ‘scare off first-time buyers’
Will chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty deadline be extended?
Transaction levels have returned to pre-Covid levels and ‘will increase’ further
The average sale now takes nine weeks ‘from offer to exchange’, says agency.
Updated referencing checks to support agents during lockdown
The proptech firm is looking to help agents cope with Right to Rent changes.
Average UK rents up 2.2% in 12 months to October
The average rent across the UK now stands at £974 a month, the latest figures show.
Government announces another £15m of funding to help those sleeping rough
The government says it is determined to look after those most in need.
Furlough scheme extension ‘has come at a cost for some employers’
Many firms were counting on the Job Retention Scheme Bonus.
Government announces new protections for renters
The government has published new guidance for landlords and tenants that agents will find useful.