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Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner are calling Labour the “party of homeownership” as they pledge to permanently sustain and expand the Conservatives’ mortgage guarantee scheme, rebranding it ‘Freedom to Buy’. The party says the plan could help 80,000 more…

The franchisees of Martin & Co’s Rochdale branch have completed their first independent acquisition – less than a year after taking on the business. Peter Mahoney and Craig Wicking became the new owners of the national sales and lettings agency’s…

The row between the Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG) and the Law Society over property information forms which have been redesigned to support NTS guidance on ‘Material Information’ in property sale listings intensified this week. PLAG is disappointed with The…

The property industry is in a frenzy, and if you’re not feeling the heat, you’re already too far behind. The landscape of recruitment has shifted dramatically, and as estate and lettings agency owners, you need to understand the new rules…

Jon Cooke Following the successful completion of the sale of Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals to The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), Nurtur has announced plans to sharpen its focus on technology solutions and advancing Artificial Intelligence…

Vistry Group, one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders formerly known as Bovis Homes, has agreed to sell a portfolio of 1,750 new-build homes to the private equity firms Blackstone Real Estate and Regis Group in a £580m deal. The portfolio will…

Henry Adams, an independent estate agency operating across the southern counties, is inviting entrepreneurs and business owners to explore new growth avenues with them. The company is actively seeking acquisitions, joint ventures, and franchise opportunities, particularly in areas which extend…

An estate agent based in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan has won a significant amount of money on the postcode lottery, thanks to her dad. Industry stalwart Debbie Tuhey, 58, won a ‘life-changing’ sum of money after her dad, Terry’s,…

Stephanie Slater A man who snatched an estate agent in Birmingham and demanded a £175,000 ransom hopes to soon go free from after decades in jail. Michael Sams abducted Stephanie Slater, 25, at knifepoint while posing as…