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Hamptons senior quits after 18 years to join hybrid estate agency
Surrey senior and long-time Hamptons mover and shaker Philip Knight has joined the self-employed broker business, Moveli.
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Third of homes sold so far in 2024 go to first-time buyers
Lower mortgage rates driven by falling inflation have proved a lifeline with first-time buyers making up 33% of all buyers in the first quarter of the year.
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Landlords selling up brace for Capital Gains Tax hike
Personal allowance cuts mean most landlords leaving the market will pay more tax from April 2024 if they choose to sell their investments.
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Connells Group chief stands down after just six months
Sarah Whitney only became Connells chair in September, but has now left, and the news comes just days after LSL chair David Barral departed.
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Big agency reveals shake-up at top for London team
Hamptons appoints three senior executives, and promotes Grant Bates to head up its private office.
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Vendors realised £103,000 on property sales last year says Hamptons
Despite falling prices more than nine out of 10 sellers still sold their home for more than they paid netting themselves just over £100,000.
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Nearly 40% of property deals featured gazundering before Xmas
Quick Move Now says the number of home sales hit by gazundering is the highest since 2008.
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Buy-to-let companies boom as mortgage rates bite
Landlords are often opting to set up a limited company to benefit from more favourable tax rules, Hamptons says.
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Record number of homes sold below asking price, says Hamptons
The London agency reports 50% of properties went for less than the original valuation last year, with more price drops to add this month.
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BLOG: Tougher EPCs have only gone for now – expect their return soon
Leaders Romans Group’s Kim Lidbury says that there is a strong likelihood that the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard or something similar will reappear.
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