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Knight Frank announces new head of sales in Islington & King’s Cross Sebastian Toy Knight Frank’s London residential sales business has appointed Sebastian Toy as head of sales in its Islington & King’s Cross office. Toy, a partner in the…

The Bank of England has resolved a global payments issue that adversely affected its CHAPS service and caused possible delays to “high-value and time-sensitive payments” such as residential property purchases. The central bank announced yesterday that there was an issue…

The vast majority of private renters are more satisfied with their accommodation than those in the social rented sector, new data shows. According to the government’s latest English Housing Survey, in 2022/23, 82% of private renters were satisfied with their…

L-R: Ian Wiggett with Sally and Chris Smith Henry Adams has completed the acquisition of Hawkins & Smith, a well-established estate agency in the village of East Wittering, West Sussex, which was founded in 2011. The directors of Hawkins &…

L-R: Tim Pacey, Christian Dickson, and Louis Wingent Three estates agents who met while working together at Foxtons have left the London-based firm to set-up their own estate agency. Tim Pacey, Christian Dickson, and Louis Wingent recently…

The King’s Speech may have contained 40 proposed bills, but some previously mooted ideas were missing, including business rates reform. Colliers is among the many firms that believes business rates must be fundamentally reformed, with a view to delivering a…

Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to June 2024, the latest figures show. Average rents increased to £1,310 (8.6%) in England, £743 (8.2%) in Wales, and £959 (8.4%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to…

MGY Estate Agents & Chartered Surveyors in Cardiff has acquired Seabreeze Homes, enhancing its market position, footprint and service capabilities. Founded in 1987, MGY has offices in Cardiff Bay, Radyr, Heath, Pontcanna, Whitchurch and Penarth. Established in…

Rightmove has announced that it will issue its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2024 at 7am on Friday 26 July 2024. A presentation for analysts will be available online from 7am at https://plc.rightmove.co.uk/investors/results-reports-presentations/year/2024 A presentation and Q&A…

Estate agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer stamp duty relief, should the new Labour government decide not to keep the current threshold of £425,000 in place, according to…