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Move or improve? Britain’s fascination with home improvements continues with the 110th edition of the Ideal Home Show

2nd March 2018 0

Ideal Home Show 2018 sponsored by Zoopla*, heralds one of the busiest times of the year for the DIY and home improvements industry. Taking place Read More

The Luxury Property Show is coming! London, Olympia 27-28 October

2nd October 2017 0

Once an investment niche, luxury property is now a rapidly growing market with recent data from Christies International Real Estate revealing the world’s top ten Read More

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Trouble ahead? House price falls set to spread, website warns
on 15th August 2018 at 7:00 am
A sales platform that monitors the market is warning that house price falls are likely to spread beyond London and the south east this autumn. Home says that an increase in homes being put on sale “has led to market saturation in the East of England” with that region set to... […]
PropTech Today: If agents are overvaluing, is it time to look elsewhere?
on 15th August 2018 at 7:00 am
My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions’.  This is, it claims, a ‘response to challenging market conditions, reduced transaction volumes and increased competition’.  This news really didn’t surprise me. It’s something we’ve... […]
Stamp Duty - should downsizing pensioners be exempt?
on 15th August 2018 at 7:00 am
There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty should be abolished completely for pensioners moving house. Lord Best - a cross-bencher, former chair of The Property Ombudsman and also a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on... […]
London agency opens its second 'virtual' office
on 15th August 2018 at 7:00 am
JLL has opened a new ‘virtual’ office with dedicated sales and lettings staff to serve the Westminster and St James’s areas - but operating from its existing offices elsewhere in the capital. The firm did the same thing earlier this year with a dedicated team operating in Elephant & Castle but not... […]
Another agency teams up with online and in-room auction house
on 15th August 2018 at 7:00 am
Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and online auctions, as well as traditional private treaty sales.  North Wales agency Dafydd Hardy has joined forces with SDL Auctions to offer sellers what the agency’s managing director, Dafydd Hardy,... […]
Desperate agents deliberately overvaluing, claims PropTech company
on 14th August 2018 at 7:00 am
A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent Software says agents have done this in reponse to challenging market conditions, reduced transaction volumes and increased competition.  "We work with thousands of agents across the country and the feedback we're... […]