Mortgage lender targets Airbnb hosts (TC)
Tipton & Coseley Building Society has launched a new mortgage product which is explicitly aimed at borrowers looking to short-let their properties.
Trading Standards issues warning to estate agents over redress (TC)
Trading Standards has warned agents that they must switch to a valid redress service. Agents who do not do so by 6 August will leave customers unable to access free […]
Housing market hits a brick wall as sales plunge across the UK by up to 29% (PIE)
Property sales were down by a fifth across the UK during March, and plunged by almost 30% in London.
Could blockchain change the way we own property? (TC)
Experts are talking about how blockchain could revolutionise the Land Registry; saving time and money by authenticating property titles and making an incorruptible record publicly available.
Which? undercover operation reveals agents ‘mislead’ buyers about their own mortgage services (PIE)
A new undercover operation by Which? is said to show that some estate agents are misleading home buyers about their in-house mortgage broking services.
Cull of weaker agencies is inevitable with closures and fire sales to come, warning (PIE)
7,000 estate agency offices are under financial pressure which probably equates to 25% to 30% of the industry.
New Housing Minister makes his first statement – all 93 words of it (EAT)
The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
At last – Local Land Charge searches ‘can take just seconds’ (EAT)
From yesterday morning anyone requiring local land charge searches for property or land in the local authority area of Warwick district council have been able to get them directly from […]
Trade Association sets the platform for debate around new Japanese knotweed Findings (IC)
According to the Property Care Association, research led by Dr Mark Fennell and Professor Max Wade of AECOM, together with Dr Karen Bacon of the University of Leeds, could help […]
8th Housing Minister in 8 Years – Industry share their view (TC)
The last 48 hours have seen some significant changes to the Prime Minister’s Cabinet, with the public left wondering who’s going to make the next move.
Little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse is new housing minister (EAT)
The little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse has been named as the new housing minister.
Conveyancers accused of massive delays during house transactions (EAT)
Large numbers of people are dissastisfied with the conveyancing element of house moves, with many having to repeatedly chase their conveyancers or even take time off work to progress their […]