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VAS welcomes new technical director

Valuation panel management firm VAS has strengthened its real estate division with the appointment...

Specialist lenders warn on confidence, renters’ reforms and stamp duty at Brightstar Expo panel debate

At the Brightstar Group Specialist Lending Expo today some of the UK’s leading figures...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

Leasehold reforms stall as sector warns of ‘real-world consequences’

The government is under mounting pressure to accelerate leasehold reform as the body representing...

OPDA launches upgraded framework to cut delays in transactions

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has unveiled version 3.5 of its Property Data...

South drives first annual asking house price fall since 2024

Asking prices for homes in Great Britain have slipped into annual decline for the...

SMEs turn to creative lenders as banks tighten finance routes

Demand from small and medium-sized enterprises for valuations has climbed sharply this year, according...

Acre teams up with FP Surveying to launch one-click survey service

Acre has launched a new surveying service in partnership with FP Surveying, aiming to...

Gateway Surveyors marks 20 years with focus on innovation and client service

Gateway Surveyors is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, marking two decades of growth...

London’s luxury lettings market surges 154% as wealthy tenants opt to rent

London’s prime lettings market has more than doubled in size during the first half...

Rightmove warns property tax reforms could stall housing market

Rightmove has warned the government that proposed changes to property taxation risk distorting the...

Landbay unveils new free valuation options and cuts rates on two-year fixes

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has expanded its Summer Special range with the launch of four...

Roma Finance launches AI-powered DeskVal to speed up lending decisions

Roma Finance has unveiled DeskVal, an AI-powered valuation tool designed to deliver faster and...

KSEYE adds automated valuations to improve bridging turnaround times

Specialist lender KSEYE has introduced automated valuations on certain bridging loans, in order to...
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COMMENT

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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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