Estate agents could get busier in the coming months but house prices remain under pressure, the latest data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The RICS August Residential Market Survey shows that while buyer demand and agreed sales remained negative, both indicators moved away from their record lows. The net balance for…
A BBC Panorama investigation has highlighted how criminal gangs are using false identities and references to gain control of rental properties, leaving landlords facing lengthy legal battles to regain possession. The programme, There’s a Gangster in My Flat, featured property owners whose homes were turned into a drugs factory and a brothel, while another property…
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…
The group expects its performance for 2025 to exhibit solid year-on-year growth at least in line with expectations Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
Estate agents accounted for 170 of the penalties, with fines totalling £835,842 Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
Andy Burnham’s team is reportedly examining proposals from cross-party property tax campaign group Fairer Share that would replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty with a new annual levy. The proposals, which could form the basis of a wider overhaul of property taxation, would see homeowners pay an annual charge equivalent to 0.48% of a property’s…
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