New league tables of estate agencies have appeared on the internet, showing Purplebricks on the top of the leaderboard while Connells has overtaken Countrywide in terms of listings as the UK’s largest estate agent.
However, it is not known who has placed the league tables online or who has promoted the story. Could this be fake news or a clever bit of ‘spin’ and really, does it matter at all? Continue reading
It looks like young people and property don’t match and we need to ask if young people are getting a raw deal in the property market.
We know how difficult it is for people to save enough to get onto the property market but it now looks like the same difficulties are facing those wishing to rent Continue reading
Is it possible to legislate to control the housing challenges the UK faces?
Already, we’ve seen Cornwall residents wishing to control the building of second homes. However, a high court challenge against a ban on building new second homes in a popular Cornish town has been thrown out. Continue reading
A report from Property Wire suggests that ‘Landlords leaving the buy to let market could result in property prices falling further in London and parts of the South East during 2018, while Yorkshire and the North West are the next boom areas, according to the latest forecast. Continue reading
According to Richard Rawlings, 2018 will be ‘toughest for agents since the crash of 2008’ and it’s all down to the popularity of online agents. Why the surprise. Haven’t we all seen it coming? Continue reading