While 26.6k UK residential sales completed this week – up 7.7% year-on-year – fewer than one in two homes listed actually go on to exchange and result in a move
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The UK’s second largest property portal has outlined its strategy for future growth, with AI and the new homes market major focuses for investment. The announcement came with Zoopla claiming a strong start to 2026, with Q1 revenues achieving 9% year-on-year growth across all parts of the business, despite general market uncertainty from the geopolitical…
Two London estate agencies can no longer legally trade after they were expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to transfer a total of £11,600 rental payments to landlords. Thames Ditton estate agency, Aldous Craig, was directed to pay £8,800 to a landlord after it did not pass on the rent from the tenants. With…
A Filey estate agency has dug deep for the second year running, handing over a four-figure sum to support a local charity. The North Yorkshire agency has given a £1,000 donation to the town’s hardworking band of Lions Club volunteers. The donation comes from Hunters Filey, part of the wider Hunters East Coast group, which…
Trevor Abrahmsohn, CEO, Glentree Estates The property industry’s biggest issue stems from estate agents who deliberately elevate the vendor’s expectation of value, and this tactic is designed to outcompete their peers, some of whom dare to tell the truth. In some cases, these overzealous evaluations can exceed the real underlying value by up to 30%…
Stamp Duty may be scrapped and replaced with a new form of property tax, according to a report in The Guardian. The newspaper claims senior ministers have briefed officials to study and model an alternative “proportional” property tax. Officials are examining a potential national property tax that would replace Stamp Duty on owner-occupied homes. They…
Owners of second homes in Edinburgh face being hit with a 300% Council Tax surcharge when a decision is taken tomorrow. The decision will be taken by councillors at a full council meeting, and could see affected owners paying four times the standard council tax charge. The Council Tax bill on a second property with…
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