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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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Sunak pledges new homes but does not hike property tax - yet
on 25th November 2020 at 9:10 pm
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to introduce substantial spending on housing. In a speech dedicated to short-term public spending, Sunak warned the House of Commons that while the pandemic emergency was  ongoing, “our economic emergency has... […]
Boomin now claims 40% of the top 100 UK agencies
on 25th November 2020 at 8:00 am
The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the country’s top 100 agencies. Boomin, set up by Michael and Kenny Bruce - the Purplebricks founders - says it’s signed up “several thousand agency branches”. Amongst the latest signatories is national... […]
Lobby your MP over stamp duty holiday extension, says Guild
on 25th November 2020 at 8:00 am
The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs to have the stamp duty holiday extended. The Guild has already joined forces with other industry bodies to write to the government urging an extension, chiefly to ensure buyers whose... […]
Boom market to go on into 2021 - but then expect bumps in the road
on 25th November 2020 at 8:00 am
Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales try to complete ahead of the stamp duty deadline. In its latest market snapshot the portal says although demand for housing has now fallen back since its late summer peak,... […]
PropTech: New agents' CRM launches after three years in development
on 25th November 2020 at 8:00 am
A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering estate agents, creating efficiencies, cutting costs, and helping to increase margins.” Street - founded by sister and brother entrepreneurs Heather and Thomson Staff - says its pricing is “transparent” at £6... […]
Rightmove finds its happy (there are pasties and cream teas)
on 25th November 2020 at 8:00 am
What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and tapping into the current Coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions, the beautiful Cornish port of St Ives comes out on top. Residents of the Cornish town are happier than any other community with their... […]