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Property industry loses one of its stars
13+ hour, 28+ min ago (741+ words) Clive Emson MBE, property auctioneer and star of Homes under the Hammer has died. The flamboyant entrepreneur whose Kent-based family auction business found national fame through the popular property TV programme, passed peaceful last Wednesday, aged 79. Clive Emson Land and…...
No warnings before fines for landlords, legal expert warns
15+ hour, 41+ min ago (277+ words) Councils are taking a tougher approach to enforcement under the Renters" Rights Act, with some landlords potentially facing formal action without prior warning, according to Landlord Licensing & Defence. It follows guidance issued by Portsmouth City Council to landlords on its…...
"Wars are fought in less time" - senior agent calls for conveyancing reform
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (248+ words) A senior estate agent is calling for a complete overhaul of the conveyancing system, and has launched a petition to support his campaign. Warren Sanders, Director at Sanders & Sanders in Warwickshire (pictured), has lost patience with the way the housing…...
Tax experts question Rayner Stamp Duty ruling
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (311+ words) Tax experts are warning that politicians are being treated differently to the general public after Angela Rayner was cleared by HMRC over a Stamp Duty bill. The former Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary is now the second favourite to…...
INTERVIEW: Corporate accountability comes to conveyancing
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (738+ words) Patricia Rees-Stott has worked with an impressive list of household names, from EE and British Gas and BT to BUPA. A career highlight is almost 12 years at Capita " a leading business process outsourcing company (BPO), with more than 34, 000 staff and…...
BLOG: The AI your CRM is selling you isn't AI " it's a promise with a price tag
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (851+ words) I'm not an estate agent " but I know AI, I know data and I know what happens when you apply both properly to an industry that runs on relationship, trust and compliance. That's not a gap in my credentials. It's…...
Influential think tank proposes rent controls offset by landlord tax concessions
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (268+ words) The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called for rent controls to be introduced alongside major tax reforms for landlords, arguing the measures could cut rents without triggering a mass sell-off of rental homes. In a new report, the charity claims…...
Number of struggling property firms rises amid total collapse warning
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (281+ words) Numbers of property firms in a "red flag" state of "critical financial distress" leapt 19% this year, shocking new figures reveal. In response, a leading insolvency expert has now predicted many companies will go bust or be bought by larger agencies....
West Midlands lettings agent sentenced over Covid support schemes
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (425+ words) A West Midlands property developer and lettings agent has been sentenced after fraudulently obtaining two separate Covid support loans designed to help businesses through the pandemic. Harjinder Singh had already claimed a legitimate "20, 000 Bounce Back Loan for HP Property (International)…...
BLOG: Why the property industry needs mental health support
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (782+ words) Mental Health Awareness Week is important, but the reality is that mental health does not exist for one week in May. It exists on a wet Tuesday morning when a chain collapses. It exists when payroll is due. It exists…...