Business & People
Not just any loan: Marks & Spencer moves into the mortgage market
M&S mortgages will be available from early 2018 (subject to regulatory approval)
Government targets gazumping in a new consultation on the home-buying process
Sajid Javid launches another industry consultation, calling for evidence on "making the home buying process cheaper, faster and less stressful for those involved"
New property finance specialist launches with “a significant pool of flexible capital”
ASK Partners has already completed seven real estate finance deals
Maslow Capital adds seven
Property finance firm "adds depth" with a batch of new recruits
UK Government backs trio of PropTech start-ups
Three "disruptors" selected to join Ordnance Survey and Land Registry-backed Geovation initiative, including an AI driven property management venture and a super-advanced due diligence tool for conveyancers…
UK real estate sector ‘not ready for GDPR’
Significant tightening of data protection regulation less than a year away, but survey finds 35% of real estate and construction firms have "no awareness at all"
Government calls for evidence to help improve the leasehold & property management system
The DCLG asks the industry if a new independent regulatory body is needed - and if separate bodies should be established for both leasehold and private rented management, and letting agents.
Countrywide signs three-year deal with ZPG
The UK's biggest property services group agrees to list all properties with Zoopla for another three years
Revenues slide again for Foxtons
"Challenging conditions" in London continue to hit the estate agency's bottom line
Airbnb is recruiting luxury property insiders in London
Short-let platform moves in on London's high-value homes
Understanding the risks of tax evasion in property transactions
With tough new rules now in place, it's important not just to do the right thing, but to be seen to be clearly doing the right thing – and being able to prove it, says Edward Powles
Humberts recruits a Lettings Manager in Mayfair
Sam Wright joins the new team from Harrods Estates