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Specialist buying agency launches, just for first-time buyers
Former Haus and Foxtons estate agent Rebecca Stott has started FoundIt London; the capital's first property buying agency just for first-time buyers
Private Finance opens first regional office
Indy mortgage broker has moved into Shrewsbury as part a "strategic expansion" into the Midland and North
Nearly half of London letting agents break the law
46% of London letting agents inspected in the last 15 months "do not comply with the law"; rogue agents have paid more than £1.2m in fines in that time.
May The Force Be With You: On political turmoil & the autumn market
It is now clear that London’s autumn market will be entirely dominated by political interference, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson - and vendors are likely to remain extremely cautious about listing…
Berkeley Group tops out its tallest building to date
South Quay Plaza is also the tallest building Foster + Partners has ever designed in the UK, outdoing the iconic HSBC Tower by nearly 15 metres
‘Exceptionally large’ Knightsbridge mansion sells for £32.5m
1840s Grade II listed Italianate affair near the Iranian Embassy changes hands in one of the largest transactions of 2019 so far...
‘Ominous’ signs for the lettings market as the ‘never-ending Brexit saga’ curbs sales – RICS
There's a "consistent imbalance" between tenant demand and rental supply, warn surveyors, while Brexit-based uncertainty is continuing to thwart activity in the sales market
Electronic signatures are valid, rules Law Commission
"An electronic signature can generally be used in place of a handwritten signature," confirms The Law Commission, "as long as the usual rules on signatures are met"
Is now the right time to buy in London?
There's been "no crash, no fire sales and no mass exodus from London", despite three years of catastrophising by "so-called 'experts'", writes Islay Robinson, CEO of global mortgage firm Enness.
Grade I listed castle taken over by receivers
One of the last remaining moated castles in England was last on the market at £3m, but could end up going at a knock-down price...
Property market stalls on Friday 13th as homebuyers get the heebie jeebies
Completions typically tank by 40% whenever the dreaded date comes round, according to new analysis of Land Registry data