As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...
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Mortgage lenders are expecting a quieter year for home loans in 2024. Forecasts from banking trade body UK Finance suggest lending for...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Two London firms have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for failing to pay compensation to consumers. This brings the total...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....
15 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
There’s been a sharp rise in mortgage arrears as high interest rates have hit the housing market - and now there’s...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...
08 July 2023
From: Features
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. I dearly hope I...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
More than a tenth of homeowners expect to delay buying or selling a home this year due to the cost of...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
ANY REPOSSESSION is a tragedy for the person involved, and latest figures indicate the number of victims falling victim is currently...
04 March 2023
From: Features
The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...
10 December 2022
From: Features
Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Wales versus England match has been lined up as a crunch game this week after disappoint results in the second...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Home repossessions have begun to rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, Government figures show. The number of mortgage possession claims increased by...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...
02 November 2022
From: Features
Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...
15 October 2022
From: Features
The share of homeowners struggling to repay their mortgages could hit the same peak levels of the 2008 financial crisis by...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...
05 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals haven't let the summer holidays slow down their fundraising efforts. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...
02 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Stipendium, the platform that simplifies life’s complex events, has compiled a guide to submitting an offer and exchanging contracts, to help buyers...
26 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London is demanding ministers take sanctioning Russian oligarchs seriously by moving immediately to seize assets that can then...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...
19 February 2022
From: Features
A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4. A statement from the umbrella...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...
16 October 2021
From: Features
Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features
Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...
07 August 2021
From: Features
Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m. The firm sold 397 properties...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...
15 May 2021
From: Features
On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...
12 May 2021
From: Features
Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features
With much attention on those at risk of repossession or running up rent arrears, it's emerged that many others have actually used...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features
Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...
17 February 2021
From: Features
As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...
30 January 2021
From: Features
Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic. The...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features
Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...
13 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content
What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features
There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...
31 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features
Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...
31 October 2020
From: Features
The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...
24 October 2020
From: Features
We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...
03 October 2020
From: Features
The ban on evictions was due to end earlier this month, but following a last-minute U-turn from the government, it has...
29 August 2020
From: Features
Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...
05 August 2020
From: Features
The Financial Conduct Authority has published new draft guidance for lenders which will set out options available to their customers in the extended...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...
22 April 2020
From: Features
The market could take five years to recover from the Coronavirus crisis after possible double-digit percentage price falls and fast-increasing repossessions. That’s the...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News
One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content
An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Esther McVey has been sacked as housing minister; she was the ninth housing minister in as many years. Her successor is the...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News
After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features
It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...
27 November 2019
From: Features
The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...
30 October 2019
From: Features
The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Advertising on Zoopla is a must-have for most sellers but for Susan Tate in Anglesey it meant she ended up in...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...
03 August 2019
From: Features
A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...
18 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...
29 June 2019
From: Features
A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News
A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart claims that it achieved an average of 104.29 per cent against the market value on properties that were taken into...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features
When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...
23 March 2019
From: Features
The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...
11 March 2019
From: Sponsored Content
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
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
02 February 2019
From: Features
Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...
08 December 2018
From: Features
A house in Mayfair that was sold for £19.175m in 2014 and put on the market this year at £25m has...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News
An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...
27 October 2018
From: Features
There’s been another drop in mortgage arrears and possessions for owner occupiers - although an increase for some elements of the...