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This week’s UK Property Market Stats Show features Steph Walker from TAUK. But before we start, this was a Bank Holiday weekend, so all the metrics/numbers are suppressed to the rest of August. Headlines: + Listings (New properties coming on…

Lomond has completed its 61st acquisition in four years, after completing the purchase of Chase Evans in London, carving out a new regional territory in the process. The acquisition of the London-based letting, management and sales agency gives Lomond an…

Upstix, a well-established property buying firm, has launched an ‘instant cash offer’ portal on its website, enabling sellers to receive an instant cash offer range for their property and potentially completing the sale in just seven days. The portal uses…

A landlord has been given a suspended sentence of 26 weeks and electronically tagged for four months after putting the lives of her tenants at risk by not maintaining gas appliances at a property in Kent. Dawn Holliday, 62, refused…

Agent Response says it has launched a new tool aimed at helping estate agents diversify their services and boost revenue. The Agent Payment Platform, an online store fully integrated with a payment platform, is designed to streamline transactions and enhance…

HMRC has provided clarity regarding the refund process for higher rate stamp duty on a main home sale when selling additional properties. Property owners can apply for a refund of the higher rates of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for…

There was a rise in the number of prospective homebuyers registering with estate agents in July, while the volume of agreed property sales was also up, Propertymark’s Housing Insight report for the month has revealed. The data showed that the…

James Cleverly James Cleverly has pledged to scrap stamp duty on all homes if he is elected next Conservative leader and prime minister. The shadow home secretary said he would scrap what he described as a “bad tax” for all…

A new estate agency has been launched in West Sussex by an agent who has worked in the industry for 40 years. The company is headed up by Gary Evans, whose career in the property sector already spans four decades…