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1 day ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
Rightmove has launched the next phase of its advertising campaign which has been timed to maintain market momentum following the recent Stamp Duty rises and drive more traffic to estate agencies and properties. The multi-channel ‘If they can find it, so can you’ campaign will appear across prime-time TV slots, digital, social, and outdoor advertising.
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1 day ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
Sellers who list with estate agency Avocado Property, which employs the self-employed agent model, are 37% more likely to have their property sales complete compared to the national average, according to boss Ian Macbeth (pictured)New figures released by the agency show it achieved a 76.4% completion rate between May 2024 and May 2025, significantly outperforming the UK average of 55.7%. Depth of service“We’re proud of our completion rate because it’s proof that our model works,” says Macbeth.
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1 day ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
A tenant activist group is demanding renters be given immediate powers to claim rent refunds from rogue landlords as the Renters’ Rights Bill is debated in the House of Lords. Dan Wilson Craw, Deputy Chief Executive at Generation Rent (main image), says the Greater London Authority’s data shows council enforcement against offending landlords is patchy at best, with just five London boroughs responsible for 87% of all fines.
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2 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
An estate agent who ‘fraudulently’ took a deposit from a client and then threatened his former boss has been spared jail and handed a community order, it has been reported. Brighton and Hove News reveals that Danny Wood, 47, Wood, of Mill Street, Falmer, appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court after previously pleading guilty to fraud and sending a threat at his first court hearing.
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2 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that its warned OnTheMarket following an unnamed complaint about a ‘misleading’ claim by the portal that it had overtaken Zoopla’s website traffic, based on one month’s results.
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2 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
The UK property market is set for a significant boost as multiple factors combine to improve mortgage affordability and increase buyers’ purchasing power, it has been claimed. The recent Bank of England base rate cut to 4.25%, relaxed stress testing from lenders and the return of competitive mortgage pricing are all working in tandem to stimulate buying activity. Specialist lender Hodge has become the latest to join this trend, reducing its affordability stress rate across its product ranges.
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3 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
Simple oversights such as a missed renewal notice, buried letter, or forgotten deadline can cost landlords their financial stability and even their properties, says Phil Turtle (pictured) of Landlord Licensing and Defence.
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3 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
Landlord brothers have been hit with a £20,000 fine for their unlicensed HMO after enforcement officers found 15 tenants crammed into the seven-bedroom house in North London and a number of serious safety violations. Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia pleaded guilty at Willesden Magistrates Court to operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and breaching housing regulations, after Brent Council officers raided the Kenton property.
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3 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
The property sector may be overreacting to the sudden withdrawal of material information guidance, according to a leading property litigation specialist. David Smith (pictured). Smith, an expert in residential tenancies and property regulation, suggests the move might actually benefit the market despite widespread industry concern. I do not see this as a bad thing.”“I was expecting the withdrawal of the material information guidance, but I do not see this as a bad thing,” says Smith.
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4 days ago | 
thenegotiator.co.uk | Simon Cairnes
Derby City Council has been swamped with planning applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) just days after introducing stricter controls across multiple areas of the city. The surge follows the implementation of an Article 4 Direction on May 3, which now requires planning permission for HMOs of any size in designated areas.
