The British Property Federation, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Federation of Private Residents Association, The Property Institute and Propertymark have penned a joint open letter to the new housing secretary, Angela Rayner, calling on the new government to legislate the regulation of residential property agents. The trade bodies see agency regulation as key to the … Read more
Tucked away in South East London and nestled against the Thames, Rotherhithe is a lovely little slice of the Southwark Borough. But what makes it so special, and where are the best places to live in Rotherhithe? We let resident ratings on HomeViews do the talking as we find out what’s what in this historic … Read more
Timothy Douglas With the time taken to exchange contracts on a property continuing to lengthen, Propertymark has produced a new report, ‘A Dickensian legal process’, to explore the reasons for the growing delays. Propertymark’s Housing Insight Report reveals that in March 2016, 78% of transactions progressed from offer acceptance to exchange of contracts within 12 … Read more
A year ago, Peter Knight, founder of the EA Masters and Property Academy, acquired a shareholding in Relocation Agent Network (RAN). Knight’s stake in the business, founded in 1994, was seen as significant. In early 2023, RAN was acquired by Realogist Limited, whose directors were at the time Simon Whale, Kevin Ellis, Richard Durrant and Ian … Read more
The general election does not seem to have had a major impact on the UK property market, as house prices achieved at sold STC are 6% up on January 2024 and net sales 12.4% higher year-to-date than 2023, the latest figures show. This week’s ‘UK Property Market Stats Show’ for week ending Sunday, 7th July … Read more