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Spicerhaart issues a statement

Residential net sales transactions 76% higher this week than same week in 2022

David Gilmour sues government over property ownership dispute

Matthew Pennycook promised to abolish the “feudal” leasehold system before the next election

Several banks and building societies have raised mortgage rates in recent weeks, while also cutting savings rates

Agent regulation is still on the UK government agenda, confirms Matthew Pennycook

The awards celebrate outstanding contributions from property consultants, wealth managers, legal experts, and other professionals serving (U)HNW clients

Praetura’s investment director, Peter Carway, has joined Street Group’s board as part of the investment

The changes to inheritance tax announced in the Autumn Budget are extremely short sighted, says tax specialist, as tax receipts rise

Property marketing continues to evolve, and today video reels play an increasingly important role in the promotion of a property

The majority of those surveyed believe that estate agency is a job best learnt on the ground, not in a classroom

Estate agency announces expansion plans

Deputy governor of the Bank of England warns that Rachel Reeves’s Budget tax raid had introduced “uncertainty to the outlook for the labour market and wider economy”

Second home buyers were recently hit with a stamp duty surcharge rise

An 18-month pilot was conducted involving several estate agents

There are concerns over the impact of this on mortgage rates and subsequent demand in the property market

New network is targeting 100 agents at launch

Given the challenges that the housing sector faces, now is the time to encourage investment from landlords, says professional body

The average house price in the United Kingdom in September was 2.9% higher than a year earlier, while rents rose 8.7% over the same period

The government wants to cut Right to Buy discounts back to pre-2012 levels and discourage social tenants from selling the homes they have purchased

Will the supply-demand imbalance continue to override affordability in the rental market?

The new guidance published by the government can be viewed here

The property was managed by an agent on behalf of the landlord, and both parties received fines from the council

Having been Foxtons’ highest billing sales negotiator on record, the estate agent has now taken on a new project

The Renters’ Rights Bill aims to deliver Labour’s manifesto commitment to transform the experience of private renting, including by ending Section 21  evictions

The new and upgraded environmental reports are designed to help conveyancers advise clients on potential environmental risks more quickly

Looking ahead, the path of interest rates remains a key source of uncertainty for the market in the coming year

The new review has been commissioned by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)

Government warning: 31% of respondents state that a lack of government incentives and policy uncertainty are a main barrier preventing widespread sustainable practices

The partnership aims to help conveyancers speed up transactions