Huge surge in commercial-to-residential conversions
Analysis reveals a 63% increase in the number of change-of-use applications from commercial to residential druing the past ...
Landlords ARE working people, Housing Minister confirms
Scots minister Paul McLennan tells conference landlords have the right to make a ‘return’ on their investment too.
Major London council tells agents to ‘immediately’ stop tenant bidding wars
Southwark Council is to contact letting agents in its area of South London where it says rents are rising unchecked, and ...
Well-known London estate agency sells surveying arm
Castles has sold its eponymous surveying business to competitor Novello Chartered Surveyors for an undisclosed sum.
Agent duo sell ‘blood, sweat and tears’ lettings business to Lomond
Charles Aston and Richard Napier say now is the right time to sell after ten years spent growing Sugarhouse Properties.
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Labour’s homes plan ‘doomed’ without retired planning officers says Savills
Labour’s plans to build more than 1.5 million homes are doomed unless they persuade retired planning officers to return to ...
Second home numbers plunge by 40% ahead of tax changes
The number of second homes in Leicester has seen a dramatic fall as a result of double council tax charges from April.
Zoopla fights back after OTM claims to be No.2 portal
OnTheMarket (OTM) says its most recent monthly traffic for September shows it has overtaken Zoopla, which has fought back ...
Agency chief says ‘interest rate cut unlikely, but Jan will start with a bang’
Kevin Shaw, National Sales MD at LRG, says inflation rise makes interest rate cut doubtful, but housing market will still ...
Government has ‘missed golden opportunity’ on leasehold reform
The Government has missed a “golden opportunity” to progress leasehold and freehold reform with its latest announcement, according to leasehold specialists. Housing minister Matthew Pennycook ...
Landlord’s buy-to-let yields on the rise says big lender
Strong performance for landlords’ yields continues as they rose again in Q3 according to buy-to-let lender Paragon’s Commercial Director Russell Anderson.
CLAIM: Gap between supply and demand to grow in rental market
The ratio of private tenants to available rental properties is set to climb by the end of this year says property investment firm The Mistoria Group.