46+ min ago   (474+ words) Alto Auctions, which is powered by Bamboo Proptech, is being made available to around 35,000 daily Alto users. The company says this represents approximately a third of UK estate agency. The service is integrated into Alto’s CRM, allowing agents to identify…...

6+ day, 40+ min ago   (443+ words) An estate agency is launching a regional property roadshow aimed in part at vendors whose homes have failed to sell with other agents. Fine & Country West Wales, in partnership with Homes of Wales, will hold the first event at The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (507+ words) New analysis suggests that unfreezing housing benefits would not drive increasing rents. It comes as ministers consider whether to continue freezing housing benefit rates from April next year. Successive governments have frozen Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates in an effort…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (649+ words) The new Prime Minister’s swift decision to rule out abolishing Stamp Duty could help revive buyer activity following a month of political uncertainty, according to Adam Jennings, head of residential at Chestertons. The number of prospective buyers registering across Chestertons…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (253+ words) Tim O’Riordan – a popular estate agents that worked in the industry for 30 years – sadly passed away last week at the age of 61. Simon Bond, Tims business partner, said: “There is no doubt Tims charisma, leadership and magnetism set him apart…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (483+ words) Fraudulent tenancy applications could expose the UK’s private rented sector to as much as £4.1bn in direct financial losses each year, according to analysis of more than one million tenant references. Research by Goodlord found 41 applications per 1,000 references were flagged for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (519+ words) A proposed exemption from the government’s £250 annual ground rent cap could create uncertainty for property transactions and potentially delay conveyancing, Propertymark has warned. The government is considering whether so-called “quid pro quo” leases should receive different treatment under reforms due…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (431+ words) Estate and letting agents are becoming more confident about their own businesses while losing faith in politicians’ ability to tackle the housing crisis, according to new industry research. The latest Voice of the Agent study found net business confidence across…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (653+ words) More than nine in ten landlords have yet to receive a formal request to keep a pet under the Renters’ Rights Act, despite more than half of tenants saying pet policies influence their choice of rental property. Under the act,…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (457+ words) The government set a much publicised target to build 1.5 million new homes before the next election. The target was always ambitious but it is now clearly unachievable. There would be more chance of me running a 4 minute mile tomorrow! So…...