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Over half of buyers never visit an agent’s office, claims new survey (EAT)

A new survey suggests 53 per cent of buyers never actually visit an estate agent’s office during the course of their transaction.

Rob Hailstone April 9, 2021

Sellers must be “on it” and collate info upfront to help a smooth sale (EAT)

A leading conveyancing industrry chief says the one factor that would help improve the slow house buying process today would be the provision of upfront information.

Rob Hailstone April 9, 2021

Government releases details of new tenancy mediation service for rent arrears (PIE)

New guidance relating to the government’s new housing possession mediation service has now been released.

Rob Hailstone April 8, 2021

Improving the home buying and selling process should begin with estate agents (PIE)

Why don’t estate agents suggest that their sellers instruct a conveyancer when they take a property on?

Rob Hailstone April 8, 2021

Industry must face up to the gender gap, says leading estate agent (TN)

The good intentions around International Women’s Day will mean nothing if agency leaders limit their definition of success to ‘willy waving’ sales metrics.

Rob Hailstone April 8, 2021

Warning: Emails misusing the name of Baldwin & Robinson Law

Emails have been sent misusing the name of Baldwin & Robinson Law, using an incorrect domain name.

Rob Hailstone April 7, 2021

Warning: Email misusing the name of James Anderson of Doyle Clayton

An email has been sent that falsely claims to be from James Anderson.

Rob Hailstone April 7, 2021

Stamp duty advisor who dodged paying the levy fined more than £17k (PIE)

Cornerstone tax advisor David Hannah has lost his appeal against a first tier tribunal verdict that he avoided paying thousands of pounds of tax on the acquisition of his property

Rob Hailstone April 7, 2021

Surveyors launch Home Review concept to cut fall-throughs (EAT)

A surveyors group has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which it claims will identify structural problems which create an immediate obstacle to sale.

Rob Hailstone April 7, 2021

Warning: Emails misusing the firm name of Farrer & Co LLP

Correspondence has been sent misusing the name Alan Baker of Farrer & Co LLP.

Rob Hailstone April 6, 2021

You may be banned from selling your own home

Yesterday the Government set itself a target of replacing 600,000 domestic boilers with heat pumps every year by 2028 to help ‘decarbonise’ home heating and reduce Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Rob Hailstone April 6, 2021

Stamp Duty Holiday has been a con, suggests property firm chief

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less.

Rob Hailstone April 6, 2021