Property agents urged to review lone-working procedures

Good news – 26.3k UK resi sales; bad news – only one in two UK homes listed end up exchanging with homeowner moved Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

London’s property market is ready to bounce back once the Budget is revealed next week, a senior agent from Chestertons has predicted. Residential sales in the Capital are at “a turning point”, with inflation stabilising and lending conditions improving says Matthew Thompson (main image), the firm’s Head of Sales. Bottom of cycle The market “has…

Property transaction numbers stopped sliding last month after two successive falls, the latest HMRC data reveals. The seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential transactions in June was less than 1% up in June compared to May. At 98,700, the total was marginally higher than the previous month’s figure of 98,460. The number was…

This month’s indices on property market data is suggesting that it’s “all quiet on the financial and property front”, and it’s likely things will stay like this, possibly to the end of the year. That is unless inflation takes a dive and enables Bank Base Rates to fall further. According to a government paper, things…

The end of the previous stamp duty holiday in April 2025 has been particularly painful in London and the South Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

Snippets of industry news: Antony Roberts appoints new lettings manager; Oakheart welcomes new area director; New head of residential conveyancing at Gilson Gray Author: Gemma Discover more from Sovereign Prime Property Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe