Law
EYE NEWSFLASH: Major development in £1.5bn Rightmove legal battle as Tribunal weighs next move
£1.5bn Rightmove legal battle takes fresh turn as 13,000 agents await crucial ruling
Mortgages
Bank of England considers major mortgage shake-up amid house price warnings
Bank of England considers relaxing mortgage lending rules
Tax
A spiteful attack on business owners – but agents warned against rushing sales
Estate agency owners urged to avoid hasty sales despite fears of higher capital gains tax bills
Prices
House prices set to fall again as Savills downgrades forecast
Savills forecasts another fall in UK house prices in 2027, with recovery delayed until 2028
Mortgages
Mortgage rates hit three-year high ahead of Bank Rate decision
Major lenders slash selected mortgage rates despite three-year high in borrowing costs
People
Comings & Goings
News in brief: Koffman returns to Aston Chase; Knight Frank names senior partners; Strutt & Parker recruits from rivals
Agency
Estate agency expands with sixth branch opening
Independent estate agency continues its expansion with a new high street office and plans to strengthen its local presence
Landlords
Landlord confidence collapses despite 85% turning a profit
Average rental yields have remained relatively stable at 6.4%
Tech
One in three homes listed for sale tracked on Zoopla before hitting market – claim
Zoopla says its homeowner audience has reached 6.4m
Housebuilding
Build to Rent construction plunges 63% as new housing pipeline dries up
UK build-to-rent construction starts have fallen 63% in a year, with regional starts down 78%
Also in the News
Agency
JUST IN: Winkworth legal battle extended as both sides agree to mediation
Winkworth and chairman agree mediation as High Court dispute drags on
Agency
EYE NEWS UPDATE: Foxtons faces shareholder backlash as investors reject key board proposals
Foxtons investors challenge dividend priorities as board proposals fail
Law
Rightmove hits back at £1.5bn legal claim and challenges agents’ automatic inclusion
Rightmove fights £1.5bn agents' claim - and questions who should be allowed to join
Tech
iamproperty promises agents free software – but there’s a catch
iamproperty reveals how agents can earn credits towards free software
Transactions
Estate agents offered free property information packs in bid to slash sales delays
Free upfront property information launched for estate agents
Agency
Car ploughs into estate agency, leaving man fighting for his life
Man suffers life-threatening injuries after car crashes into estate agency
Acquisitions
Fast-growing property group acquires sixth agency as expansion gathers pace
The agency will keep its existing name and staff
Tax
Self-employed estate agency networks face greater AML scrutiny under HMRC guidance
Director of Benham and Reeves welcomes the updated guidance and called for closer scrutiny of the self-employed sector
Prices
Are estate agents overpricing homes? One in three agreed sales follow price cuts
More than a third of homes sold subject to contract across 21 major British cities had asking price reductions, according to new research
Acquisitions
Franchise agency branch changes hands as director takes sole ownership
Director takes sole ownership of the franchise after buying out co-founder
Conveyancing
Conveyancer shortage prompts major CLC recruitment drive
Conveyancer shortage threatens property market reform, regulator warns
Editorial Partner
- Avoidable requisitions continue to fall as firms named and shamed in latest data release
- CLC sets out plans to train 2,000 more property professionals to create more conveyancing bandwidth
- Technology round-up: digitalisation and the latest platforms in the industry
- New analysis shows 15.5% mortgages are linked to flood risk
- Former Law Society president takes the reins at mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare
- Landlords to register rental properties under Renters’ Rights Act from next month
- The disappearing generalist conveyancer
