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Property professionals gearing up for the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards can look forward to a star-studded evening as TV...
29 August 2024
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01 August 2024
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The veteran founder of Hunters, Kevin Hollinrake, is reported to be in the race to be Conservative Party leader. He is MP...
22 July 2024
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Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding. That’s the view...
09 July 2024
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Leading property players and analysts suggest that the lacklustre housing market figures produced by the Halifax over the weekend owe more...
08 July 2024
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The Bank of England has kept base interest rate at 5.25%. Some industry figures hoped for a cut following yesterday’s inflation news,...
20 June 2024
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The Property Franchise Group, which calls itself the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchisor, says its merging with lettings giant Belvoir has...
10 June 2024
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As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...
31 May 2024
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The chief executive of Goodlord, the prominent PropTech supplier to the lettings sector, has been revealed as one of the 121...
29 May 2024
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Pattinson Estate Agency has taken the unusual step of saying it’s looking for rival lettings operations to buy. The family-owned agency is...
23 May 2024
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The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...
18 April 2024
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The search for the best of the property industry is underway as nominations are now open for the 2024 Variety North...
09 April 2024
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Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...
21 March 2024
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Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...
21 March 2024
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There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
18 January 2024
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The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchise brand, wants to merge with long-time rival Belvoir. Both are listed on the...
10 January 2024
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Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...
08 January 2024
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The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...
28 December 2023
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One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...
21 December 2023
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All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...
18 December 2023
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It’s claimed that as many as one in five tenants has lost out in a rental bidding war during the last...
22 November 2023
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Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...
01 November 2023
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UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...
07 September 2023
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One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...
04 September 2023
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Spicerhaart’s veteran chief executive Paul Smith is stepping back to concentrate on company growth - including the acquisition of more lettings...
24 August 2023
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says it now has a record membership of 1,200. UKALA describes itself as “a professional association...
09 August 2023
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A prominent provider of student rental accommodation has appointed an international property consultancy to consider growth options. Study Inn Group has a...
24 July 2023
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Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex. This follows the launch of its virtual office covering Stockbridge,...
29 June 2023
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Strathspey Capital is to become Scotland’s largest factoring business after acquiring Glasgow-based Speirs Gumley. Factoring is the term commonly used in Scotland...
26 June 2023
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A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...
26 May 2023
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A chief executive who pledged to beef up her agency’s lettings division - but failed to do so - is leaving...
18 May 2023
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An unnamed Conservative MP cited in a newspaper claims up to 30 colleagues may vote against the Renters Reform Bill in...
11 May 2023
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The government has back-tracked on its decision to publish the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill this week. The Mirror newspaper reports that “procedural issues”...
10 May 2023
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A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...
05 May 2023
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The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
24 March 2023
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A prominent agent and former RICS residential chairman has made an impassioned plea to the government to help the private rental...
14 March 2023
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“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index. Indeed, the industry...
08 March 2023
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A letting agents’ trade body is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...
21 February 2023
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The UK Association of Letting Agents says a survey of its members suggests that 2023 will be a tough year for...
11 January 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in November came to 46,075 according to the Bank of England. The 46,075 figure...
05 January 2023
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Purplebricks is set to cut 10 per cent of its staff within hours according to The Times. The company is reportedly laying...
22 December 2022
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The chief executive of Purplebricks - chastened after a major split amongst the firm’s shareholders - claims there is a “big...
20 December 2022
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Purplebricks chairman Paul Pindar has survived a challenge from a rebel investor - but shareholders appear split. A company general meeting -...
19 December 2022
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Purplebricks is to reveal its latest trading figures next week in a crucial test for the turnaround strategy of new chief...
02 December 2022
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Purplebricks’ board has announced that a general meeting of shareholders will be held on December 19 - and it involves a...
24 November 2022
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Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...
10 November 2022
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Boomin, the online property portal founded by the former boss of Purplebricks, has called in liquidators according to a Sky News...
31 October 2022
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Activist shareholders and agency industry analysts alike appear mystified at the latest high-flyer to depart suddenly from Purplebricks Yesterday the troubled agency...
28 October 2022
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England has agreed to raise interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2.25...
22 September 2022
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Winkworth’s latest figures to shareholders show that sales revenues have slumped badly - but lettings have boomed for the moment at...
08 September 2022
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Agents can now sign up to register their interest in Rightmove’s new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...
19 August 2022
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Purplebricks has set a date for a possible showdown with shareholders over the agency’s lettings compliance crisis amongst other controverisies. It has...
16 August 2022
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Foxtons has revealed that it has a pipeline of what it calls “lettings portfolio targets” - lettings books which it wants...
29 July 2022
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OnTheMarket claims it’s on track to achieve its strategic aim - to create “a tech-enabled property business across the broader property...
27 July 2022
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Troubles at Purplebricks continue with an activist investor who has a four per cent share in the firm called on the...
12 July 2022
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Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
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Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...
23 March 2022
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A new player in the Build To Rent sector says it’s targeting locations in the London commuter belt with chronic supply...
14 March 2022
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A PropTech supplier claims that increased automation can help letting agents meet the demands of the government’s Levelling Up agenda. Openview –...
24 February 2022
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Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...
31 January 2022
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Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...
24 November 2021
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LettingaProperty.com has appointed Kevin Neary, ex-GameStop Group managing director and co-founder, as Board Chairman, to help drive the company's growth. This...
16 September 2021
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A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...
20 August 2021
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Upcoming changes to Right To Rent procedures make the case for increased automation of the process to save agents from additional...
04 August 2021
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The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman...
13 July 2021
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Women now make up 48 per cent of the 2.6m buy to let investors in the UK, according to London lettings...
12 July 2021
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Two major south of England agency have merged in what they describe as a “transformational deal.” Brand Vaughan, part of the expanding...
08 July 2021
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The UK Association of Letting Agents - a trade body rival to ARLA Propertymark - says it’s seen “a robust membership...
25 May 2021
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The highest profile agency in the big-spending Lomond Group has sealed a trio of deals in the first week of April...
07 May 2021
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A rival trade body to the Association of Residential Letting Agents has announced what it calls “a robust membership result.” The UK...
30 April 2021
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Franchise giants Belvoir has revealed strong figures in a trading statement to shareholders - but it’s warning that 2021 remains shrouded...
13 April 2021
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Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have...
12 April 2021
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Winkworth says its London rental activities have suffered because of a lack of international travel, and students and young professionals returning to...
09 April 2021
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The latest shock resignation from Propertymark leaves the lettings agency sector rudderless - although enthusiasm for the organisation has arguably never...
18 February 2021
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A call has gone out for the longer-term buy to let rental sector to have a similar tax regime as the largely-unregulated...
05 February 2021
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The takeover of Hunters by The Property Franchise Group means the combined operations will manage over 70,000 tenanted properties across the...
29 January 2021
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A series of leading lettings agents have warned that the rental sector is set for significant change as the Coronavirus pandemic...
25 January 2021
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With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Lomond Capital, which owns Scottish lettings and estate agents Braemore and Stonehouse, is to merge with Yorkshire firm Linley & Simpson. The...
05 January 2021
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Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...
08 September 2020
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The BBC has shone a spotlight on lockdown parties being held in contravention of social distancing rules at properties advertised on...
26 June 2020
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The chairman of an agency chain is advising landlords to prepare for stock surpluses in some areas and to win tenants...
10 June 2020
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Independent London agency chain Dexters says it’s seen a 200 per cent jump in enquiries from this time last year, and...
01 June 2020
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Hunters has reported a small increase in pre-tax profit in it full-year results despite the impact of the ban on tenant...
27 May 2020
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Agents and other property professionals have a week to submit their views to an enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on...
24 April 2020
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The much delayed merger of the UK’s two landlord bodies has officially happened today. The National Residential Landlords Association has been formed...
02 April 2020
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Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many...
17 December 2019
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One of the north east of England’s higher profile estate agencies has restructured and merged with a rival ahead of what...
03 December 2019
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A PropTech platform that earlier this year was reported to be valued at £2.8m is making an unusual offer to letting...
15 October 2019
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The lettings agency owners behind the Advanced Rent Option, which provides landlords with up to 12 months’ rent in advance, says...
26 September 2019
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Flatfair, one of the leading deposit alternative providers fighting it out for dominance in the burgeoning sector, has scored a coup...
06 September 2019
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Some of the private rental sector’s most experienced and respected experts believe it’s almost inevitable that a housing market crash is...
02 September 2019
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The Mirror newspaper says eight members of the new Boris Johnson-led Cabinet are buy to let investors - and it accuses...
06 August 2019
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The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...
18 July 2019
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...
18 July 2019
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The chairman of Hunters estate agency, who is also a Conservative MP, has hit out at the government over its handling...
12 July 2019
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A national letting agency has vowed to return to an 'aggressive growth strategy' as it looks to make several acquisitions. Lomond Capital...
03 July 2019
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The Tenant Fees Act comes into effect in England tomorrow - but a senior lettings expert is questioning whether it will...