An international property and residency consultancy claims the sold prices of homes in some prime London locations have collapsed by up to 40 per cent during the pandemic. Meanwhile other prime London postcodes have seen sold prices soar – in one case by 54 per cent. Astons has analysed sold prices across… Read More »40% price fall and 54% price rise – Prime London snakes and ladders
A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in ‘failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark market snapshot comes with a warning from chief policy advisor Mark Hayward that: “We are increasingly concerned about the pressure … on the… Read More »Failed Sales fear as Stamp Duty Holiday cliff edge approaches
Zoopla’s latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31. And the portal says: “The case is growing for a short, month long extension to help buyers who agreed a sale in 2020, and secure the expected savings.” In its latest market analysis… Read More »Top portal is latest to urge stamp duty holiday extension
A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent of individual agents reporting problems. The charity Agents Together – set up last year by Michael and Kenny Bruce with prominent industry consultant Sarah Edmundson as chief executive –… Read More »Not coping with Covid? Shock figures about agents’ mental health
