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Protecting your business from the consequences of new legislation
Then imagine what would happen if the standard scale of speeding fines were to be repealed and replaced with a fine of up to £17 million or the confiscation of one’s car or home or the threat of...
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£1.6billion lost from UK house prices, says home.co.uk
Valuing residential property is no easy task, set it too low and the vendor may well choose another agency. Set it too high, it may not sell. Every agent knows this, but it seems, in this difficult...
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The great Google game
Googling yourself might seem a tad narcissistic, but if you’re an estate agent, its worth it. Is your firm the number one listing? Or half way down the second page? What happens if you google, say,...
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Tenant satisfaction survey report – Most PRS tenants are satisfied with their...
Friday 13th has just gone… but there was some good news. A tenant satisfaction survey report show a large majority of private sector tenants, 84 per cent, are satisfied with their housing according to...
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Government launches latest bid to fund proptech start-ups
Agents Agents wondering where their taxes are spent now have at least one answer – to help proptech businesses get off the ground. The government has launched its latest bid to stimulate innovation...
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Countrywide chief cuts down to his non-exec work to focus on saving firm
Countrywide’s Executive chairman Peter Long yesterday stepped down from one of his several non-executive director positions outside the company to “reduce” his business commitments. The move comes as...
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Get a new agency website… tomorrow!
It’s amazing, but, says BestAgent, it is true. Their new website function, allowing agents to enjoy their own fully responsive, SEO-ready, WordPress managed agency site, is available on the same day –...
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‘Open Sesame’ says Klevio
Klevio One is a mobile-phone controlled access system that ends the need for physical keys. Klevio One is a ‘smart intercom’ that enables homeowners and tenants to open their doors with their mobile...
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Property sales down by nearly 30% in London, claims Land Registry
The Land Registry has published alarming figures within its monthly house price index that suggest property sales have dropped by nearly 22% over the past year and by 9.8% over the past month, despite...
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Allsop’s resi auction raises £67m
Allsop delivered a strong result at its May residential sale despite market headwinds and growing caution seen in auction rooms across the country. By close of business, £65m had been raised and 73...
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Emoov attracts YOPA and Purplebricks agents as latest crowdfunding hits £1.5...
Emoov has revealed that it now employs several former Local Property Experts from YOPA and Purplebricks within its team of 30-plus Local Property Agents (LPAs). This includes Reece Raddick, who is a...
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Be clearer about upfront fees and ‘local experts’ hybrid estate agents are...
A thinly-veiled warning to online and hybrid estate agents to put their advertising and marketing ‘houses in order’ has been issued by The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Published yesterday,...
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Letting agent jailed after failing to fit smoke alarms at house where boys died
The parents of two children killed in a house fire have called for more letting agents and landlords to know their legal responsibilities and ensure the safety of tenants. Parents Emma Taylor and...
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Fine & Country supports 155 homeless in Bedford
The Fine & Country Foundation is supporting 155 homeless and disadvantaged people in Bedford through a £3,370 grant to the King’s Arms Project, which will provide training, workshops and household...
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Burnham-on-Sea cartel agent is expelled from RICS
An estate agent involved in the Burnham-on-Sea fee fixing cartel scandal last year has been expelled from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) following a panel hearing earlier this...
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Radical leasehold reform programme recommended by Law Commission
An historic and radical set of leasehold reforms has been proposed by the Law Commission, the official body that advises government on legal reform in England and Wales including proposals to...
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Property pair promoted at JLL Scotland
JLL has promoted two members of staff in Scotland to senior surveyor. Scott McKenzie of JLL’s Project & Development Services team and Robbie Elrick who works across the firms Alternatives team in...
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62% of London Airbnb listings are now from ‘multi-listers’
Landlords are increasingly switching from traditional long-term lettings to Airbnb and using specialist management companies to manage their bookings, research from Colliers International suggests. It...
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Round of applause at Symonds & Sampson auction
At Symonds & Sampson’s first June auction in Sherborne, Dorset, 15 lots went under the hammer. Auctioneer Mark Lewis said, “We had a great mix of commercial properties, building plots, development...
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Property intelligence
If you read the property industry forums, it’s not hard to spot grumbles about the fees paid to portals, but, possibly, agents should consider adjusting their mindset to see portals as their champions...
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