The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents.

A large number of those comments reflect increased worry – by agents and landlords – about possible on the private rental sector to be introduced by the new Labour government.

A typical…

The term “Levelling Up” – introduced by ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson – has been ditched by the new deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner.

She says she wants to be known as the Secretary of State for Housing (or Housing Secretary) and her area of responsibility will now be called the Department of…

Propertymark has struck a lukewarm tone in its response to Labour’s housing ambitions.

The trade body says that to meet its manifesto pledge of 1.5 million new homes within this parliamentary term, Labour must deliver just over 1,150 new homes consistently every single working day for the next five years without…

The relentless acquisition programme of the private equity-funded Lomond Group continues apace with another acquisition announced today – the second this week.

Once again it’s an independent that disappears as Lomond expands its footprint across Hampshire and Surrey 

The deal will see Lomond acquire the lettings and sales arms of Charters Estate…

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates.

EPCs have long been at the centre of controversies, with the latest being consumer champions Which?. Last month the body hit out at EPCs and the assessors who write them,…

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it welcomes the new Labour government’s ambitious housing plans – but it also casts doubt on some proposals.

In its response to this week’s speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, RICS says:

On planning reform: “We welcome reform to the National Planning Policy Framework to help…

Lomond has announced its 58th acquisition – that of an agency with lettings in Derby, Burton and Chesterfield. 

Its latest acquisition of Acquire Sales and Lettings will add some 700 properties under management to Lomond’s John Shepherd brand. 

John Shepherd chief executive comments: “The East Midlands has been a key area of…

An agency with a spectacular history has expanded its operations after acquiring the lettings portfolio of a rival.

Andy Campbell, who owns Belvoir Moray and Belvoir Inverness, has added 80 managed properties from Homes Sweet Home Estate Agents in Inverness. The move comes after Home Sweet Home decided to focus more…

Labour’s proposed planning reforms indicates that the new government is serious about change and grasping the nettle on housebuilding.

That’s the view of Nick Leeming, chairman of agency Jackson-Stops, as well as other industry players who have welcomed the commitments made by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Leeming says: “Labour is grasping the nettle…

High end lettings agency Hamptons has launched a new international department to woo overseas investors and tenants seeking rental properties in the UK. 

The move is timed to align with the seasonal influx of corporate and international students seeking property over the summer months in preparation for the year ahead.

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