HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to game the current system. The consultation closes on February 22 next year, suggesting new policies could be introduced as early as next spring. It’s looking at two specific measures which HMRC... Source: Estate Agent...
3rd December 2021
New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity in coastal locations in 2021 compared with 2020. Bounemouth is this year’s most in-demand coastal location for people searching potential places to live, followed by Southampton and Brighton. Average asking prices... Source: Estate Agent...
The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star in a four-episode series. Guy Bradshaw, managing director of UK Sotheby’s International Realty, says: “Following the success of the pilot show in December last year and the positive feedback from old... Source: Estate Agent...
The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive tendering process.” The New Homes Ombudsman will be independent and provide redress for purchasers of new build homes - an initiative which the government claims will deliver a step change... Source: Estate Agent...
Decorating a branch isn’t the only way an agency can celebrate Christmas, as the ingenious folk at Stonefield Agents in Ayr have shown. “We’re also putting Santa hats on all our boards all in an effort to spread some Christmas cheer in these tough times” explains managing director Richard Thomson. Thanks so... Source: Estate Agent...
Hello and welcome to a very special edition of Agents Do Charity - a tribute to someone who has arguably done more for charitable work than anyone else in our industry. Stephen Brown’s Computers for Schools campaign has raised over £80,000 through donations from agents and suppliers, and Stephen now wants... Source: Estate Agent...