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Chestertons recruits new sales boss from Keller Williams
Matthew Thompson left Douglas & Gordon to head up KW’s London operation last year.
Russell Simpson recruits Woolgar as Head of Lettings
Prime Central London lettings specialist Ed Woolgar has moved from Strutt & Parker to boutique agency Russell Simpson.
Residential transactions jump in July
HMRC’s latest transaction data show a “remarkably strong” level of property market activity.
eXp heralds ‘key milestone’ as 300th UK broker signs up
Three-year-old operation claims to be “one of the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency businesses.”
Solicitors flag ‘a massive rise in price chipping’ as gazundering returns to the property market
Buyers are attempting to secure last-minute discounts on around 50% of house sales, suggests Osbornes Law – a practice that “has been unheard of in recent years.”
Knight Frank adds New Homes team in Cheltenham
Two new homes specialists have moved from Savills to Knight Frank in Cheltenham.
Stamp Duty rebates could encourage greener homes, suggests think tank
A programme of “behavioural nudges and incentives for collective action” – including property tax rebates – could promote the uptake of energy efficient tech across Britain’s housing stock, says…
Tenancy renewals climb in the ‘Big Stay Put’
A continued mismatch between rental property supply and demand is encouraging more tenants to renew contracts, says Propertymark.
Monday Market Review: Key figures and findings from the last seven days (w/c 15.08.22)
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Propertymark, Knight Frank, Foxtons, GetAgent, the ONS & more…
‘One of the most iconic waterfront homes in the South West’: This spectacular Devon house has a private harbour & beach
“Frankly in all of my career I have never seen anything quite like Inverdart Boathouse," says Sarah-Jane Bingham-Chick, head of Savills Exeter; "it really is quite magical."
‘Rental stock slump is close to bottoming out’ – Hamptons
City centre rents are rising fast as stock levels drop, says Hamptons, although the national headline rate of rental price inflation continues to ease.
A fifth of property sellers miss new CGT payment deadline
A Freedom of Information Request by the Financial Times has revealed a big problem with the new Capital Gains Tax timeframe...