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Tim Fairweather: London agent warns of potential Labour disaster.
As we enter our final full week before the long awaited Election Day, Central and North West London agent Sandfords join a chorus of other industry experts and warn of the possible disastrous consequences for the property market if Labour is elected into power. Tim Fairweather, a Director at Sandfords, comments: “In the immediate run…
Christopher Walkey
Another Labour promise
Another Lasbour promise, this time to exempt first time buyers from stamp duty. Ed Miliband intensifies the polical offensive over housing with an offer to exempt first-time buyers from up to £5,000 in stamp duty, it would apply to houses with a purchase price of under £300,000 The Labour leader hopes to fund the tax…
Allen Walkey
China Agent Summit
A top Chinese-language real estate website is holding a major China Agent Summit in May for international agents to link up with Chinese agents. The Juwai.com China Agent Summit on Friday 29 May provides an opportunity for International Property Agents to network with local Chinese agents and extend their network in China, also the chance…
Allen Walkey
Rent Caps, Rent Caps, Rent Caps
Well, over the weekend the press have been non stop mentioning the proposals or promises by Labour that if they get into power Rent Caps will be introduced along with 3 year tenancy agreements, even Politics today on TV shown on Sunday were making a big point about it. It appears to me the new…
Allen Walkey
TWO THIRDS OF ESTATE AGENTS REPORT DECREASE IN BUYERS FOLLOWING MORTGAGE MARKET REVIEW.
Mark Hayward, managing director, National Association of Estate Agents commented: “This Sunday sees the anniversary of the mortgage market review (MMR) coming into play and we can now really see the substantial effects it has had on the property market. The new rules, which introduced stricter guidelines for lenders, has led to two thirds (65%*)…
raterAgent Formally Launches.
raterAgent formally launches with new marketing campaign – “True Review?” For any agency wanting to increase its instruction volumes and protect fee rates, genuine reviews from an independently-verified source are now a vital part of their marketing mix. raterAgent checks all reviews for genuineness and stops those that it finds are fakes from being published. raterAgent,…
London Marathon
I thought it would be a good idea today to take a break from the normal topics of House Prices, General Election, this Portal and that Portal, etc..etc and take a little time to give mention to those in the Property Industry who will be taking part in the London Marathon all in the name…
Allen Walkey
Sign up or face fine
The deadline for Landlords to sign up to an official deposit scheme is 23rd June this year, those that fail to register with such a scheme will face heavy penalties. The Government is running a 90-day amnesty for Landlords who have yet to put their tenants’ deposits into an official scheme, it is thought that…
Allen Walkey
“Wild West” rental market
“Wild West” was how the London rented homes market was described during a five way debate at the London’s Guildhall on tuesday evening staged by the Evening Standard. Landlords were accused in a heated debate of cheating the public who were forced to pay inflated rents due to the capital’s housing shortage. The five in…
Allen Walkey
Marsh & Parsons have joined raterAgent.
Marsh & Parsons have joined raterAgent, further emphasising the value that the new rating and review website brings to quality estate agents. Marsh & Parsons’ Marketing Director, Beth Hilson, said, “Obtaining customer reviews is a real focus for Marsh & Parsons and raterAgent is a great new service, which fits really well with our current…
Allen Walkey
Campaigners target Property Awards
The Annual Property Awards in London on tuesday evening were disrupted by a group of campainers, it was reported that the group were chanting “Social housing is a human right” and held banners with slogans about social cleansing and empty houses” Protesters blocked off the main doors to the Park Lane Hotel forcing guests to…
Allen Walkey
Lib-Dems earmark second homes
Wealthy second home owners have been earmarked by the Lib-Dems for an increase on their council tax bills if they return to Govenrment after the General Election. According to report out today Nick Clegg would give local councils the authority to charge up to 200% council tax in an effort to put off those looking…
Allen Walkey
Rightmove asking prices up
The average UK asking price rose 4.7 per cent year-on-year in April according to Rightmove in a recent report. The annual rate of inflation fell from 5.4 per cent in March but April’s average asking price is the highest on record. Just under one month until the election and there is a record demand for…
Allen Walkey
New chief marketing officer for Zoopla
Zoopla Property Group has appointed Gareth Helm as chief marketing officer , Gareth formerly from MoneySuperMarket, TravelSuperMarket and MoneySavingExpert has been appointed Cheif Marketing officer so as to increase brand awareness. According to a recent report Alex Chesterman, CEO and founder said: “We are delighted to welcome Gareth to our team.”His wealth of marketing experience and the…
Allen Walkey
New mortgage rate low
A new low for mortgage rates has been announced by the HSBC offering deals at 1.99% on a five year fixed deal, which is just about the expected duration of the next parliament, on the face of it this appears an amazing deal, however borrowers will have to put down a 40% deposit. This low…
Allen Walkey