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![LSL names new board chairman](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_474636388(1).jpg)
LSL Property Services has recruited David Barral to its board and as chair designate to replace Bill Shannon. Barral, formerly chief executive...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals how poor property maintenance can impact buyer offers](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/AdobeStock_326518042.jpeg)
Four out of five homebuyers would consider reducing an offer if they found maintenance issues when viewing a property. The insurer’s poll...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Going Green - buyers demand more eco features in their next home](/upload/images/library/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Legal warning that sales market still hurt by ground rent problem](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Breakthrough in ground rents and leasehold controversy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LeaseholdImage-2020-400x310.jpg)
A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders. Taylor...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold victory – leaseholders with Countryside freed from costly terms](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ground Rent refunds: Agents demand rest of industry must follow suit](/img/default/eat.png)
NAEA Propertymark says the news that two major players in the leasehold sector have reformed their activities must be just the...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ground rent refunds after watchdog strikes leasehold deal](/img/default/eat.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fraudster agent escapes prison after scamming insurance company](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus fall-out is main deterrent to potential buyers and sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
Even the prospect of a stamp duty holiday is not enough to persuade many buyers and sellers to enter the market...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Most owners believe their house price is static or falling - survey](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of over 2,300 home owners across the UK suggests market sentiment is mixed, with most doubting house prices have risen. The...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![House prices to drop 12% before long term growth - latest prediction](/img/default/eat.png)
Typical prices in the UK housing market will drop 12 per cent before long-term growth resumes in 2021 and beyond. That’s the...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Former LSL boss sinks significant investment into PropTech firm](/img/default/eat.png)
The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![More trouble for landmark housing scheme as another fund halts](/img/default/eat.png)
Housebuilder St Modwen has been forced to write down the value of the landmark Nine Elms regeneration scheme because “recent transactional...