Location: United Kingdom
Rewards & Attitudes Survey 2019: How the UK property sector pays
The 20th annual RICS & Macdonald & Co Rewards & Attitudes Survey polled nearly 3,500 UK property professionals on their rewards and motivations, views on market sentiment and talent management issues;
Firstport swoops on Barratt London’s property management arm
BRAM acquired by the UK's biggest resi property manager
Report calls for a ‘public interest test’ on Scottish estate sales to tackle ‘the socially corrosive effects of land monopoly’
Scotland's 'land monopoly' is 'socially corrosive', argues a major new report from the Scottish Land Commission, as it calls for a new 'public interest test' on large-scale land deals.
Portal valuation leads jump by over a third
Rising new business leads could indicate pent-up supply in the sales market.
Fine & Country moves into York
Estate agency opens its first branch in the historic Yorkshire city, targeting high-value homes in the area.
Long in the tooth? Analysing the 2014-2019 bear market from a historical perspective
At the end of last year, fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater set out ten reasons why he expects Q1 2019 to mark the low point of the Prime Central London property market;
These four years saw average house prices double within five years
The average value of a home rocketed by 100% within five years of 1974, 1980, 1989 and 2004; it took 16 years for the same growth to be recorded to the end of 2018.
Mixed picture for house prices across England & Wales as market conditions remain ‘challenging’
Annual change currently at -0.5%, reports LSL & Acadata, after marginal monthly rise; transactions slip to 59,100, marking the lowest February figure since 2015
MPs set out blueprint for leasehold reform
HCLG Committee 'demolishes' the current system with a series of wide-ranging recommendations, including a wholesale shift to commonhold ownership and a lid on ground rents
Historic TfL HQ headed for the open market
Charles Holden's Grade I listed landmark above St James's station has planning for a resi-led transformation designed by TateHindle
Caudwell on the lookout for new Audley Square contractor
Developer Caudwell Properties decides not to proceed with Byrne Bros at its ultra-prime Mayfair project, opting instead to retender basement box and frame works
The Modern House founders hunt for MD to drive ‘new chapter of growth’
Co-founders of design-focused agency outline expansion plans after doubling sales volumes and headcount;