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The Sheldon Bosley Knight team of Andrew and Katie James, Sophie Higginson and Norma Woodward who have raised more than £1,500 for charity. Dressed as Father Christmas, complete with white beards, the four “dashed” around Leamington Spa…

As the festive season approaches, estate agents across the UK are preparing for a well-earned break. But cybercriminals are just warming up warns Hicomply, a specialist firm in information security management solutions. Nick Graham, chief technology officer at Hicomply, warns…

The housing market is set to finish 2024 strongly with more sales being agreed ahead of the stamp duty deadline, according to the latest House Price Index from Zoopla. At the same time, buyers are becoming more cautious about what…

Lord Fink A property developer with close links to senior Conservative Party has been fined £236,000 after breaching ministry of housing rules. Platinum Skies, which is chaired by Lord Fink, a Tory peer and former Conservative Party treasurer, has paid…

Phil Turtle From today, councils in England can introduce any selective licensing scheme they wish without first gaining the Secretary of State’s permission. While councils will now have more autonomy, they must still adhere to a mandatory 10-week public consultation…

Residential property prices have returned to growth with the average house price at £267,500 in November, 1.9% higher than a year ago, according to Zoopla. Property prices are increasing across all regions and countries ranging from 0.7% in the South East…

Chartwell Noble welcomes its fourth partner agent Vicky Chatwin Chartwell Noble, the Midlands-based estate agency that was launched a year ago, has announced its latest partner agent, Vicky Chatwin, who has opened up her own business in the West Midlands.…

L-R: Paul McArd, Helen Ainsworth, Brendan Beeken Partners Real Estate group on the Isle of Man has merged with Harmony Homes. The acquisition comes weeks after Douglas-based Partners Real Estate announced it had bought island firms Property Wise and Plum…

The Top 200 UK Estate Agent Countdown for Sales Agreed (SSTC) in 2024, based on the raw data from TwentyEA and crunched by me, offers a comprehensive overview of estate agents’ performance across the UK. This ranking reflects the total…

A goat. Zoopla is launching its new marketing campaign on Christmas Day. The portal says that the one minute TV advertisment: “Will reach over 26m UK adults, using real-life British homes to highlight why we’re a crucial…