Comings & Goings

Annual house price growth softens in August Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

A senior Tory has backed Kemi Badenoch’s plans to abolish Stamp Duty for those buying their main home in England and Northern Ireland and suggested its reform could well be part of Rachel Reeves’ plan for the Autumn Budget. David Willetts, who was a business minister until 2014 and now sits in the Lords as…

Estate agency has long relied on instinct and experience—still vital today, but now strengthened by data and smart technology Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

Women in Estate Agency is bringing back Sara Cox MBE – the world’s first professional female rugby referee – for a leadership event aimed at women across the industry. The session is taking place on Thursday, 2nd July, at Reapit’s London headquarters. It follow’s Cox’s well-received appearance at WiEA’s Not a Conference. WiEA is bringing…

TV personality and industry figure Phil Spencer has received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List. The 56-year-old, who is best known for his 25-year stint co-presenting Channel 4’s flagship TV programme Location, Location, Location with Kirstie Allsopp, has been honoured for his work as Patron of charity St Mungo’s. The organisation works with…

Several local authorities controlled by Labour are evicting tenants using Section 21 notices despite a move by the party to ban them. An investigation by The Guardian newspaper found that councils are using a legal loophole to evict renters using the no-fault measure. And nearly 200 households have been caught up in the practice even…