Lettings
Landlord confidence falls as rent arrears ignored by government
It is unsustainable to have tenants with rent arrears ‘building indefinitely’.
News
Finance
Will LSL share price continue to rise as new week of trading starts?
LSL starts the new week with its share price up slightly week-on-week.
Agency
New estate agency launches in Greater Manchester
Hale Homes has been launched without a shop front.
Compliance
Government urged to foot £15bn bill to fix unsafe cladding
TV property expert Phil Spencer says the government “has a duty to step in and help”.
Lettings
Those involved in ‘letting of flats and homes’ left behind by chancellor
Property professionals will ‘fail to get any support from the government’.
Compliance
Airbnb hosts face potential tax investigations
Airbnb will provide HMRC with details of its hosts’ income.
Lettings
Rishi Sunak’s local furlough scheme is not enough to help renters
Many landlords and tenants facing financial hardship need greater support.
Other News
House prices set to soar in post-Covid boom
Savills predicts that UK house prices will rise by over 20% by 2024.
People
Marc da Silva appointed as editor of Property Industry Eye
Well-known and highly experienced journalist joins the EYE team
Politics
Homebuyers have saved £108m thanks to stamp duty holiday
Up to 85% of buyers have paid no tax on their purchase since early July.
Agency
Foxtons hoping for business boost
The firm wants to improve its customer engagement strategy.
Lettings
Rents drop sharply in prime London
An influx of stock in London is causing rental prices to drop against a backdrop of lower demand.
Tech
New technology ‘allows agents to raise the bar’ – claim
Street will be officially launched on 24 November.
People
Comings and goings
New chairs at Granger Reis and Fisher German; Naish recruits head of estate agency.
Acquisitions
Bruton Knowles acquires Herefordshire based agency
This acquisition is part of Bruton Knowles’ expansion plans.
Agency
Letting agents looking to outsource to support greater productivity
The Letting Partnership has seen a sharp rise in outsourcing demand.
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: LSL shuts down its acquisitions team – and may be talking again with Countrywide
Could LSL be looking again at taking on Countrywide?
Law
Conveyancing Standards Bill clears first hurdle in the Commons
The Conveyancing Standards Bill has passed the first reading.
Compliance
Businessman linked to organised crime group loses £10m property empire
A number of properties were given up to the National Crime Agency by a businessman who investigators suspect of being a major money-launderer.