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LSL Estate Agency Franchising is launching two new business-to-business campaigns for its brands, Your Move and Reed Rains, targeting independent agents who may be looking to switch to a franchising model. For Your Move, it marks the second phase of…

Ed Phillips Lomond has entered into another brand new region after completing the purchase of Miles & Barr in Kent. The deal for the well-established agency, which is understood to have been brokered by Atomic Consultancy, is Lomond’s 64th acquisition and…

Tim Firth joins house. Partnership as regional partner Tim Firth Tim Firth has joined house. Partnership as a regional partner overseeing Weybridge and Walton-on-Thames. Firth has more than 20 years’ experience in estate agency, mainly at the helm of Jackson…

Angela Rayner Angela Rayner plans to reform Margaret Thatcher’s Right to Buy policy, which allows most council tenants to buy their council home at a discount, to ensure the stock of social housing is not depleted. The deputy prime minister…

The Bank of England could move more aggressively to lower borrowing costs; good news for mortgage borrowers. The Bank will cut interest rates from the existing level of 5% down to 2.75% next year, predicts Goldman Sachs.…

Agents and industry suppliers gathered last Friday to see who was crowned the best for the customer service across the UK. This year The ESTAS celebrated their 21st birthday with Phil Spencer, who has hosted every year since their inception…

Fresh reports suggesting that stamp duty exemptions will end in the upcoming Autumn Budget have been met with a negative response from the property industry. Home buyers will be left paying up to an additional £2,500 in stamp duty as…

Housing market activity remains strong, but the muted Autumn price increase of just 0.3% month-on-month to £371,958 comes as buyer choice and seller competition rise. With a greater choice of properties to consider, buyers are making use of their increased…

Spending on rent and mortgages increased 4.5% year-on-year in September, climbing back up after a 17-month low in August, the latest Barclays Property Insights reveals. This comes as the Bank of England held the base rate in September’s MPC meeting.…

Homeowners who have acquired their properties in the last 20 years have enjoyed a substantial increase in value averaging around a £80,000 rise, fresh analysis has revealed. Data from Zoopla reveals that 60% of individuals who bought their homes within…