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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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Countrywide veteran says he could float online agency on the stock market
on 23rd August 2019 at 7:00 am
The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an Initial Public Offering and be turned into a public company. Yopa this week announced £16m additional funding, making it a total of £91m invested in the agency since 2016 -... […]
Housing minister McVey is “reviled” in her local area, claims newspaper
on 23rd August 2019 at 7:00 am
The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According to the newspaper McVey - who makes her first speech as housing minister next month at the annual RESI Convention at Newport, south Wales - is “potentially the universally-most... […]
North-South Divide at its sharpest when it comes to affordability
on 23rd August 2019 at 7:00 am
New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of housing affordability. Analysis of 20 major cities in Britain, the portal says that in London the average house price of £483,100 now stands at 13.1 times the average Londoner’s earnings. This... […]
Free-to-list portal targets agents with plots for sale
on 23rd August 2019 at 7:00 am
A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it says agents can list, for free, any plots they have for sale. MyPlot describes itself as “a beautifully functional, easy-to-navigate platform created to strip the complexity from the self-build process.” It... […]
Agents Do Charity - on the final Bank Holiday until you-know-what
on 23rd August 2019 at 7:00 am
We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to enjoy this rare combination of a long weekend and sunny weather - but if this week’s ADC is anything to go by, many of you will be doing fantastic... […]
Speculation grows about Yopa’s future as LSL chief quits board
on 22nd August 2019 at 7:00 am
Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis that new funding may only be enough to help it survive for a matter of months. Yesterday Yopa revealed it had secured some £16m in new funding from some of... […]