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A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler. Before...
29 October 2020
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The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...
29 October 2020
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The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...
11 July 2020
From: Features

Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market - with a stamp duty cut...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has given the industry an insight into how buyers’ and sellers’ priorities may change as the industry returns to work...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...
23 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It looks like the Equity Release bubble may have burst, with latest figures showing a four per cent fall in the...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...
20 November 2019
From: Features

An equity release specialist says the scrapping of stamp duty for so-called last time buyers would lead to more downsizing, freeing...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...
11 July 2019
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Retired homeowners are increasingly using property wealth to clear unsecured debts and mortgages to strengthen their later life finances, a new...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...
17 April 2019
From: Features

New figures from the Equity Release Council suggest more growth in this sector, alarming those agents who see this as a...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...
16 March 2019
From: Features

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...
13 March 2019
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A couple of weeks ago, SoftBank’s Vision Fund led a whopping $200 million investment injection into Clutter, the US-based on-demand storage...
06 March 2019
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The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been more growth in the equity release sector, suggesting that fewer older owners are downsizing and are instead using their...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...
31 October 2018
From: Features

A service which describes itself as an alternative to part exchange has been launched to facilitate sales to ‘corporate property buyers’. It’s...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The rise and rise of Equity Release continues with a more-than-doubling of the number of product options on the market in...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...
25 August 2018
From: Features

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

An equity release consultancy says the result of its survey of estate agencies suggest an increase in interest from prospective downsizers. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices in London are projected to fall in the short-term, down by two per cent by the end of 2018...
17 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...
21 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The retirement housing sector has increased its market share considerably in the last two years, creating a 'perfect storm' for estate...
24 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The massive wealth of owners over 55 has been revealed by a new survey. They own £938 billion of UK housing, a figure...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a big rise in activity in the equity release market based on data from the first quarter of...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The well-respected buying agency Black Brick has revealed the scale of discounts it secures on prime properties being sold for different...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...
02 December 2017
From: Features

Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...
02 September 2017
From: Features

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...
17 June 2017
From: Features

The vast majority of estate agents believe that not enough people are downsizing to free up family homes, according to conveyancing...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...
13 June 2017
From: Breaking News

New research gives an insight into the difficulties that older home owners have coping with their properties - and highlights the...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A survey from a financial organisation suggests that nearly half of the UK public says they would support a government incentive...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Total property wealth owned by over-65s who have paid off their mortgages grew to a new record high of £1.072 trillion...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...
17 February 2017
From: Features

Labour’s long-awaited Redfern Review, set up a year ago after the party’s defeat in the general election, finally reports tomorrow. Although it...
15 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Older homeowners are unrealistic about how much money they will raise from downsizing, and estate agents are warning them to manage...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The over-65s could help ease the housing shortage by downsizing and ultimately lead to an extra 4.2 million homes on the...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

There has been another warning that older home owners are reluctant to sell and free-up family housing because of the cost...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Humberts is launching an email property clinic to answer any specific buyer or vendor queries on issues, including their concerns following...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A high end estate agency is calling for “a dramatic increase” in purpose-built retirement housing for older people. Knight Frank says around...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Later today chancellor George Osborne will make his latest budget speech. The announcement is expected to confirm the details of the 3%...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A Strutt & Parker senior partner has dismissed speculation that the residential arm of his agency is about to be taken...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...
11 December 2015
From: Features

More downsizing could release almost three million homes into the market according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Its latest policy...