Rental void periods across England have decreased to an average of 21 days in June, down from 24 days in May when the Renters' Rights Act came into force. The reduction suggests landlords are adjusting to new legislative requirements, though voids remain longer than the previous year. The post Rental void periods decline to 21 days after legislation appeared first on...
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Housebuilders are maintaining asking prices despite around one in eight new-build properties remaining unsold after six months on the market, according to analysis by specialist lender Octane Capital. The data shows that developers are prioritising profitability over sales velocity, with only 14.5% of properties seeing price reductions. The post New-build developers resist price cuts despite sales slowdown...
Student lettings agency Loc8me has appointed Wesley Brown as Chief Operating Officer as the company seeks to integrate recent acquisitions and support continued expansion across the UK. The business now manages approximately 10,000 student bedrooms across 19 university cities. The post Student lettings firm appoints COO amid expansion appeared first on...
By Nathan Humphreys, Operations Director, Horizon Management No Prime Minister has arrived in Downing Street with a stronger personal record on the cladding crisis than Andy Burnham. As Mayor of Greater Manchester, he stood with leaseholders outside a party conference and told the government to, “just pay for it to be done”. Five years on, The post Building safety law wasn’t written with ordinary...
New property listings in Great Britain rose 2.6% to 209,941 in July 2026, outpacing a 1.1% increase in sales agreed, according to Sprift's latest Sales Market Intelligence Report. The divergence pushed the national conversion rate down 0.8 percentage points to 54.6%. The post UK property listings outpace sales as conversion rates ease appeared first on...
APITS Ltd has acquired Property Investor Media Ltd, merging the Property Investor Show with A Place in the Sun Live events. The combined events will launch in April 2027 at ExCel London and September 2027 at the NEC Birmingham. The post A Place in the Sun acquires Property Investor Show appeared first on...
An Employment Tribunal in Sheffield has dismissed an unfair dismissal claim brought by a former property manager who worked at a Selby lettings agency for over 28 years. The case involved a family dispute at Harlequin Property Services, which has since ceased trading. The post Tribunal dismisses unfair dismissal claim from property manager appeared first on...
Transaction volumes in London's prime property market increased 14% across the capital in the three months to July compared with the same period last year. The estate agency's latest figures show a 3% rise in prime central London specifically. The post Prime London property transactions rise 14% in Q3 appeared first on...
Mortgage fraud has increased across all reported categories in the first half of 2026, according to data from fraud prevention service Cifas. The figures show mortgage application identity fraud rose by 36% compared with the same period in 2025. The post Mortgage fraud cases increase across all categories appeared first on...
Property valuation platform ValPal has introduced a feature allowing homeowners to share their own price expectations alongside online valuation enquiries, giving estate agents advance insight into seller expectations before market appraisals. The post ValPal adds seller price expectation tool for agents appeared first on...