The estate agency industry is still under the spotlight for possible illegal price fixing cartels according to the Competition and Markets Authority. In recent years the CMA has taken action against three examples of anti-competitive… New warning to estate agents over illegal price-fixing
An estate agency founded in 1995 has undergone a management buyout from two existing director. Westcoast Properties is a north Somerset firm, now owned by existing director Nicholas Webber and associate finance director Lindsay Pickles.… Agency undergoes management buyout after 25 years
Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has been turned on its head by a new report.
The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September 1. It’s going to charge £75 per branch per month, plus £1 per property… New portal reveals charges to agents plus extra for multi-listing service
Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline.
HM Land Registry is now accepting witnessed electronic signatures on documents for the transfer of ownership of property, the creation of leases, and on securing mortgages.
Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures from HM Revenue & Customs suggest there is still some way to go before normal volumes are seen.
The mortgage arm of a regional property portal has launched pre-approval software which it claims will significantly speed up the initial stages of the mortgage application process.
Today could be the final nail in the coffin for the High Street, which has been slowly withering away for the last 2/3 decades, firstly due to increasing losses to out of town shopping malls,… Government set to finally kill off the High Street
It’s a big day for leasehold reform today with the Law Commission due to publish three residential leasehold and commonhold reports. They will be formally launched at an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Commonhold… Big day for Leasehold reform as Law Commission issues reports
