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Ed Phillips Lomond has announced its 65th acquisition, with the deal set to strengthen the firm’s existing presence within the student lettings space.  Lomond’s latest agreement, brokered by Atomic Consultancy, sees it acquire Sugarhouse Properties, a Leeds based lettings and…

Tom Bill Following the rise in borrowing costs since the chancellor set out her economic plans, Knight Frank has revised down its forecast for house price growth over the next five years. As a result of the more adverse rate…

Jerry Lyons A WhatsApp group offering daily ideas for estate agents is proving popular. The Daily Ideas for Estate Agents group was set-up by estate agent content creator Jerry Lyons. Its premise is simple – each weekday at 7am, an…

Russell Quirk In December last year I made some predictions for the 2024 UK housing market and I also suggested what might happen within the industry itself. Unlike our friends at Knight Frank etc, when I make bets for 12…

Inheritance tax receipts hit £5bn in the seven months from April to October 2024, the latest data from HM Revenue and Customs shows. This is £0.5bn higher than the same period in the previous tax year and continues the upward…

Street Group, which specialises in software solutions for estate agents, has raised £3.3m from Manchester-based Praetura Ventures. The support will enable the Manchester-based firm to enhance and modernise key processes essential for running an efficient estate agency, capitalising on AI…

The UK Sotheby’s International Realty team collecting the award The Spear’s Awards 2024 honoured a fresh cohort of leaders and innovators with awards handed out across 18 different categories at a glittering ceremony this week. Held at Raffles London at The…

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has once again committed to strengthening the regulation of managing agents, including as a minimum, mandatory professional qualifications. The UK government has again looked at Lord Best’s 2019 report on regulating the property…

Mortgage rates have increased in recent weeks based on expectations further base rate cuts could be delayed, but many savers have not yet reaped the rewards from higher rates. The Money blog has accused no fewer than seven high street…

Matthew Pennycook Long-awaited reforms to the leasehold system in England and Wales have been delayed for several months owing to “flaws” in legislation passed by the previous Conservative government, the housing minister has said. Matthew Pennycook told the Commons yesterday…