The latest volley in the war of words between Belvoir and The Property Franchise Group has been hurled - this time in a 7am statement to the City by Belvoir. It makes another bid for the merger between the two companies to take place as “the board is firmly of... Source: Estate Agent...
1st November 2017
Estate Agent Today has been told that the website AllAgents has been holding peace talks with Purplebricks over its dispute about the legitimacy of some reviews. A spokesman for AllAgents’ director Martin McKenzie told EAT: “A meeting has taken place in Glasgow with Purplebricks which Martin McKenzie regards as 'encouraging '... Source: Estate Agent...
An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements to reduce the number of fall-throughs. As part of its submission to the government's 'call for evidence' the HomeOwners’ Alliance says it wants to see a standardised and legally binding...
Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning the Red Sea coast. The $500 billion project will cover 10,000 square miles and include an ambitious bridge, stretching across the Red Sea, connecting Saudi Arabia directly to Egypt. But is... Source: Estate Agent...
Central London’s housing market is showing a recovery from price falls which followed stamp duty changes in 2014 and 2016 according to an investment consultancy. London Central Portfolio says the ‘mainstream’ central London sector, where units are priced under the top stamp duty band kicking in at around £935,000 and which... Source: Estate Agent...
It has been revealed that a paper on Brexit’s impact on the property market, prepared by a government department, is one of 58 sector analyses which so far remain unpublished. The Department for Exiting the EU is now known to have prepared the 58 impact studies: they range from advertising to... Source: Estate Agent...