Well-known estate agency acquires historic rival amid redundancy rumours

Most analysts believe the Bank of England will reduce the base rate to 4% next week, with another potential cut later in the year, aiming for around 3.75% by year-end Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

Private landlords should receive targeted support from the Government’s £5billion Warm Homes Fund to help meet proposed EPC requirements for privately rented homes, according to the Committee on Fuel Poverty. It says lower-income landlords should be prioritised as many may struggle to fund the energy-efficiency improvements needed to bring properties up to the proposed standard….

Intriguing dynamic between current pricing and activity levels Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

House prices have fallen annually for the first time this year as Autumn Budget fears create market uncertainty, Rightmove reports. Colleen Babcock (pictured), property expert at Rightmove, says average asking prices are now 0.1% below last year at £370,257 following several months of muted price growth. The data has provided the first real signs of…

An estate agent star of The Apprentice TV show has slammed Rightmove as “bloody expensive”, and called on fellow agents to boycott the portal. Kieran McCartney, who hit the headlines for the way he left the hit programme, told The Neg in an exclusive interview that agents “need to be strong” and stand up to…

Research echoes revelations from BBC’s Panorama Undercover Estate Agent documentary Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe