Former Knight Frank partners launch new agency

  Rightmove’s annual fee increases are ‘on course’ to outpace growth in agents’ earnings for the third year running, according to the latest analysis by Property DriveBuy. The geo-location property app looked at the average increase in house prices over the last two years, the resulting growth in the average commission secured per property sale…

The ninth edition of Colliers’ Top UK Residential Investment Cities Report has just been published, with a city topping the table for the first time Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

After a year of record-breaking results, Auction House is closing 2025 with another significant development. At the start of October, the auctioneer officially established itself in Northern Ireland, and is now able to support buyers and sellers across the full extent of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland is enjoying a buoyant property market, with house…

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (pictured) has called for mayors to be given powers to introduce rent controls, arguing renters are being squeezed by what he describes as runaway rent increases, during an interview on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Outlining his plans to “lower people’s bills”, he says rent control should be a…

Greenwich Council has revealed a new and coordinated crackdown on anti-social behaviour and unlicensed HMOs following a rise in reported incidents. Officers from Environmental Health, Private Landlord Property Licensing, Waste Services, Parking Enforcement, Anti-Social Behaviour and Integrated Enforcement have joined the Metropolitan Police to carry out interventions in more than 120 properties in the Plumstead…

Pressure is intensifying on the Government to change Stamp Duty, with new calls to increase the 5% threshold to £500,000. Richard Donnell, Executive Director at Zoopla, says this change would help average buyers in southern England with moving costs. These moving costs can run into tens of thousands of pounds – particularly in London and…