Online agency Strike has used specialist eye-tracking software to analyse what attracts a buyer’s attention when scrolling through homes online — and what aspects of home get missed, or even put viewers off. The experiment was very small – it involved just three participants viewing four properties each – but the… Read More »Revealed – what buyers look for when viewing properties online
The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding repair work. The proposed tax would apply only to developers’ profits over £25m – an idea first mooted in February as part of a £5 billion package to pay… Read More »New Property Tax – consultation begins on ‘cladding’ tax proposal
There’s a new warning that the estate agency industry may be in a more fragile financial condition than before the pandemic, despite the buying frenzy of recent months. Insolvency specialist Business Rescue Expert claims the UK real estate sector – dominated by estate and lettings agents, consultants and suppliers, but… Read More »Urgent warning to agencies over repayment of Coronavirus debt
