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Ex-Your Move trio launch new James Caan-backed agency

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The James Caan-backed estate agency launch of Ivy Gate is being led by three former Your Move senior figures – and is going on a staff-poaching spree...

Winkworth launches into India property market

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Winkworth has launched into India. It has signed up a master franchisee, Narayanan Soundararajan, and opened in Bangalore...

Guild offers new de-cluttering service

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has launched a de-cluttering service with a difference. Sellers using member firms can have their surplus furniture and belongings shipped off site and stored free for four weeks...

Team agents enjoy first place on Google status

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Over 92% of Team agents are on the first page of Google – generally in first or second place – when using the most common search criteria...

RICS overseas trip angers members

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

There is something about world travel that gets up the noses of estate agents and surveyors in this country...

Time still running out for households in flood areas

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Time is continuing to run out for households living in flood-prone areas. However, while there is no new agreement in sight, the Association of British Insurers has agreed that its members will continue to offer flood insurance for an extra month beyond the end of the current agreement with the Government...

Mortgage lending picks up, says cautious CML

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Mortgage lending rose by 4% last month, and by 21% on April last year. But the Council of Mortgage Lenders warned that “meaningful comparisons” with last April are difficult...

Brian Murphy Blog

Monday 20th May 2013

In recent weeks we have had confirmation from the Chancellor that the Funding for Lending scheme (FLS) is to be extended to 2015...

Asking prices hit their highest ever, says Rightmove

Monday 20th May 2013

New records have been set in sellers’ asking prices, Rightmove said this morning. The average asking price of a property new on the market is touching £250,000 for the first time, while in London it has soared past the half a million pound mark for the first time...

PropertyLive could make a comeback, says NFoPP

Monday 20th May 2013

PropertyLive, the NFoPP portal which faced abrupt closure early this year before an outcry led to a stay of execution, could have a viable future...

Estate agents in survey fraud are sent to prison

Monday 20th May 2013

Two former estate agents who carried out a £250,000 property survey fraud have both been sent to jail for 16 months...

Help to Buy properties advertised at 'misleading' prices

Monday 20th May 2013

Developers who are selling shared-equity homes under the Government’s Help to Buy scheme are advertising them on Rightmove at four-fifths of their real price...

Slow start to the year then things improve, says LSL

Monday 20th May 2013

LSL, parent company to Your Move and Reeds Rains, has reported a slow start to the year, with lower transaction levels...

Energy inspector is jailed after VAT fraud

Monday 20th May 2013

An energy inspector has been sent to prison for 12 months after a VAT fraud. John Cahill, 52, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, tried to steal £47,000 in fraudulent VAT repayments and was jailed last week as part of HMRC’s crackdown on tax dodgers...

Why should I use an inventory company?

Friday 17th May 2013

As No Letting Go Inventory Management open their latest operation covering Guildford, you may be asking some obvious questions...

Spicerhaart pulls its Fine brand to launch Chewton Rose

Friday 17th May 2013

Spicerhaart is dramatically pulling its Fine brand today and replacing it with a new offering called Chewton Rose...

Agents reporting their best month since the crash

Friday 17th May 2013

Estate agents across London and the South are reporting a significant spring bounce in the market – but say that lack of stock is a concern...

Sellers come under less pressure to cut asking prices

Friday 17th May 2013

Properties for sale are having their prices trimmed less often and by lower amounts, Zoopla has reported...

Home owners set to lose their rights to light

Friday 17th May 2013

A Law Commission consultation ended yesterday which could see laws protecting home owners’ historical rights to light extinguished for good...

Penthouses rise up the desirability stakes for buyers

Friday 17th May 2013

Penthouses have become among the most sought-after homes in the capital, and it is now impossible to buy one for under £1m anywhere in London, property consultancy firm CBRE has said...



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