2+ day, 24+ min ago   (531+ words) Long-term empty homes total tops 300,000 More than one million landlords could switch to alternative deposit products for their tenants amid proposals to abolish insured tenancy deposit schemes. The Government has hinted at ending insured deposits as part of reforms of…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (681+ words) The register launches on 15 December this year, staring in the West Midlands before rolling out to other regions in the following year. All landlords actively letting property must be registered by 14 November 2027. Registration will be a legal requirement, with landlords…...

4+ day, 21+ min ago   (291+ words) Summer mortgage approvals pick up pace Fines for breaching HMO licence conditions were raised under the Renters’ Right Act, which came into force in May. At the same time, councils across England are consulting on new selective and additional licensing…...

6+ day, 19+ min ago   (418+ words) Property sector consultancy 2point0 Group has launched a new division focused on business sales, mergers and acquisitions, led by industry veteran Joel Osbourne. He brings 25-years of mergers and acquisition experience at LRG and Spicerhaart to the new brand called Realise,…...

6+ day, 19+ min ago   (364+ words) The number of housebuilding companies being set up in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since its 2022 peak. The decline has been blamed on the end of both low interest rates and the Help to Buy scheme in England....

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (309+ words) Street.co.uk has integrated the government’s official Form 4A directly into its rent review workflow, enabling letting agents to generate, sign and serve the mandatory rent increase notice without leaving the platform. Since the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (494+ words) Industry technology may be moving towards shared information, but more work needs to be done on communication and service between different parts of a transaction, research suggests. It comes as the latest Voice of the Agent report found 72% of movers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (269+ words) Calls have been made for completion transaction times to be restored to just eight weeks. Nick Goble, chief executive of Noble Estates, says average transactions at his group are currently taking around between 16 to 18 weeks. He says: “Before the internet,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (488+ words) Much is being made at the moment about what to do with Britain’s ‘deserted’ high streets, a topic high on many estate agency owners’ agendas as their firms face higher and higher rents and business rates despite diminishing footfall. This…...