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The May house price index has again shown the average house price in Scotland has increased compared to the same month last year and has also increased each month since May 2016.
Today, Thursday 18 July 2019, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) released a report on the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group (RoPA) proposing a new regulatory framework to cover estate agents across the UK and letting and managing agents in England only.
A Task and Finish Group, which included participation from NAEA Propertymark, has released its report on Residential Leasehold Reform.
Nominations are in full swing for the 2019 awards and Propertymark spoke to last year’s winners to hear what they’ve achieved since receiving their much-coveted award.
David Ware, founder of the Ware & Co estate agent, based in Taunton, sadly passed away on 23 June aged 74.
Mark Hayward appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning talking to Business reporter Steph McGovern about leasehold.
Thanks to a £10 million innovation fund, customers could take advantage of discounted mortgages and save money on energy bills and emissions by upgrading the energy rating of their home.
In a wide-ranging speech to the Chartered Institute of Housing conference in Manchester, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP confirmed plans to abolish the selling of new houses in England as leasehold and reduce ground rents for new leases to zero – putting cash back into the pockets of future homeowners.
Following the NAEA Propertymark’s call that purchasers of new build homes should have access to an ombudsman scheme, the UK Government has launched a consultation on the New Homes Ombudsman.
A parliamentary Bill has been introduced which plans to see ground rents capped and over 100,000 trapped leaseholders enabled to sell their homes.
The Public Accounts Committee’s recent Planning and the Broken Housing Market report acknowledges the UK Government’s ambitious target of delivering 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s, but says it has little chance of being achieved.
The awards, for learners in the property sector, are the chance to celebrate colleagues or employers you believe deserve recognition.
Following the last update in 2017, the UK Government has announced updates to the Safeguarding Directions (safeguarded zone) and zoned property schemes for the Phase 2b section of the route.
The Government worked with leading industry partners to develop free courses to help all businesses understand online threats and how to protect business data, money and reputation.
How well do you know the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2017? With the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering directive coming into force on 10 January 2020, are there any gaps in your knowledge and are you working within the law so far? You could face penalties of huge fines or even a prison sentence if you fail to comply.
The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) forks out even more in 2019 as family and friends spend an average £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved ones onto the housing ladder.
On 14 June, after several weeks of voting for board and presidential roles, Propertymark’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) revealed who will be taking us forward into the coming year.
The Propertymark Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on 14 June at the St Martins Lane Hotel, London, attended by a small group of members, some of whom had travelled from across the country. The Annual Report and Accounts had been shared with members earlier in the month and voting for board and presidential roles had been going on for several weeks.
Lloyd Clarke, Partner at Attwells Solicitors writes for Propertymark and discusses the expansion of National Trading Standards and how this impacts the estate and letting agency sector.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally found four agencies of breaking competition law by taking part in a price fixing cartel.
The National Audit Office (NAO) report has found that two-thirds of homebuyers who used the Government's Help to Buy scheme could have bought a home without it.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched its inquiry into the leasehold market to look at whether consumers are being treated fairly.
The money will be spent so that land can be made ready for development and will see up to an additional 8,500 properties being built.
With a possible breach of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and Consumer Rights Act 2015 by an aggregator portal, placebuzz.com, Propertymark investigated to protect its members from liability, and importantly, protect consumer rights.
Propertymark speaks to Stewart Moxon, Director of Hopton Build (Yorkshire) Ltd on the subject of commonhold and what it means.
In Propertymark’s most recent member survey the top reason that members give for staying in membership is credibility. This backs up previously collected data that shows Principals, Partners and Directors join Propertymark to give their agency an additional unique selling point (USP) while individuals join to demonstrate their commitment to professionalism.
The University of Oxford Research has recently released a report – The Future of Real Estate Transactions. Here’s a summary of the report from one of the authors, qualified surveyor Professor Andrew Baum.
James Brokenshire MP gave a speech at The Policy Exchange think tank in London where he mentioned the possibility of young, first time buyers drawing from their pensions in order to help them get onto the property ladder.
A new report commissioned by the Labour Party considers radical reforms to land policy in order to address “many of the problems and injustices of British society”.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is hosting a series of workshops across the UK where they will discuss policy options for minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector, in advance of a formal consultation.