Estate agents hit the ground running

Edinburgh Council has secured its first conviction in its long-running battle against unlicensed short-term and holiday lets, with a landlord fined £600 and ordered to pay £500 compensation to a neighbour. And the council says another 12 cases of unlicensed STLs have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal. The case is part of an escalation…

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Anti-money laundering (AML) and digital compliance provider, SmartSearch, has announced a strategic partnership with fintech specialist Armalytix to launch its Source of Funds (SoF) solution. The technology underpinning this solution is used in one in five UK residential property purchases and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), assuring SmartSearch clients that the solution meets…

Once we move away from ‘averages’ for house price data for the UK or England/Wales and focus at a country level, we can see that performance continues to be very different – especially when you compare the long term to what’s happening now. Comparing prices year on year, Wales is recording an insignificant rise of…

Three sales agreed in 48 hours, a client gone bust, parasailing with toddlers… Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

The lack of price growth in the capital is clipping the wings of would-be leavers Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe