The game of musical chairs that has so often gone on with politicians in charge of housing continues today with the news that Housing Secretary of State Sajid Javid has been promoted to Home Secretary. He has been replaced at Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by James... Source: Estate Agent...
April 2018
A BBC Radio 5 Live analysis of online reviews has reignited the argument about the glut of positive reviews for Purplebricks on Trustpilot. Responding to adverts posted on eBay, the undercover BBC team claimed to be able to purchase a false five star review on Trustpilot, which describes itself as "committed... Source: Estate Agent...
An insider in a senior position in Humberts says the weekend announcement that it was in talks with proposed administrators to find a buyer had been “on the cards for years”. The individual, who contacted Estate Agent Today but did not want to be named, blamed what he called “a random,... Source: Estate Agent...
Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than 86 per cent sell for less. The figures, from the National Association of Estate Agents, apply to March and show a marked worsening over the February proportion of 74 per... Source: Estate Agent...
Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are not even considering downsizing to a smaller property, according to research from Lloyds Bank. Around 63 per cent admit they are enjoying the new-found space and rediscovering their independence. Over... Source: Estate Agent...
Research from the Nationwide suggests that the share of cash transactions has declined over the past 18 months, at least partly because of the impact of the stamp duty surcharge on additional homes introduced in spring 2016. Nevertheless, cash buyers continue to play an important role in the housing market, accounting... Source: Estate Agent...
Figures from the Treasury suggest that the annual revenue from stamp duty for the year to the end of March is 10 per cent higher than in the previous years - and that’s despite 69,000 first time buyers who have escaped the tax under new rules. The autumn Budget included an... Source: Estate Agent...
Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance. Banks lent on 37,567 mortgages for house purchase last month, down from 38,035 in February: purchase approvals fell do almost 21 per cent fewer than... Source: Estate Agent...
Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales in a market which it describes as “bumping along the bottom.” First off it says prices have fallen three per cent in the first quarter of 2018, reversing a rise... Source: Estate Agent...
Several newspapers are carrying allegations that the diary secretary working for housing minister Dominic Raab has been selling sex via a ‘Sugar Daddy’ website. The Mirror, which scooped the story, says the woman - named only as Lisa and said to be just 20 - met one of its undercover reporters... Source: Estate Agent...