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Hometrack has launched a data services arm designed to power better business decisions for lenders, brokers and property professionals. Hometrack Data Services combines figures from Zoopla, industry analysis and AI-powered solutions. The aim is to provide a…

The number of property transactions subject to a fall through has increased by 18.1% on a quarterly basis, but withdrawals remain, by far, the most prevalent problem for the UK housing market, fresh analysis shows. Moverly, a provider of material…

Rachel Reeves Mortgage rates look set to increase after Labour’s gloomy messaging around this month’s Budget statement left lenders feeling concerned. Coventry Building Society has already announced that many of its fixed-rate deals will increase along with several…

A rogue landlord has been been ordered to pay back more than £400,000 after he illegally converted a property in west London into seven small bedsits and flats. Sheikh Behaeddin Adil and his company HAAB Development Limited have been prosecuted…

Yopa has today announced the launch of a new associate ‘broker’ model, offering self-employed agents access to their platform and company support. The Yopa Associate Model is aimed at existing self-employed estate agents or those considering self-employment in the future.…

David Hardingham Tributes have been paid to David Hardingham, who was the director of Belton Duffey in King’s Lynn. Hardingham, 49, died suddenly on 20 September, with his funeral set to take place at Mintlyn Crematorium next…

Purplebricks has confirmed rumours that it is laying off staff as part of a planned restructuring, with well-placed sources informing EYE that up to 15% of its workforce could lose their jobs. Purplebricks currently employs 580 members of…

IP-Properties in Felixstowe has closed just a year after the estate agency business was launched. The owner of the compamy has decided to close the Suffolk branch because the business was not proving profitable. Jamie Curran, who owns IP-Properties, told…

Nigel Farage has admitted he may be forced to sell his rental property due to Labour’s proposed Renters’ Rights Bill. Speaking on GB News, Farage criticised the legislation, calling it a “huge mistake” and “self-defeating”. He argued that the bill,…

The UK housing market continues to pick up, the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey shows. The September 2024 survey found that demand, sales, and new listings had all returned to growth, while sentiment related overall…