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<p>Property agencies across the UK are being urged to review their lone-working procedures following the 40th anniversary of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh's disappearance. Propertymark has updated its personal safety guidance, covering risk assessments, staff training and check-in systems.</p> <p>The p...

<p>PEXA and Mastercard have announced a partnership to test programmable account-to-account payments designed to synchronise property ownership transfers with fund releases. The proposed system will be tested through Mastercard's A2A Sandbox, a platform where banks and partners can trial programmabl...

<p>New-build homes in Great Britain now command an average 30% price premium over existing properties, with the gap widening by 6.2 percentage points since 2016. Regional variations remain substantial, with the North East recording the largest premium at 60% above existing properties.</p> <p>The pos...

<p>Property management group Dwelly has acquired Kensington-based lettings agency Shaws, marking its ninth acquisition in 2026. The deal adds approximately 250 fully managed properties to Dwelly's portfolio, bringing the group's total properties under management to more than 14,000 nationwide.</p> <...

<p>Only 5% of home sellers in England have owned their property for less than three years, according to research by Connells Group, marking the lowest level on record for short-term residential moves. The figure represents a significant decline from 8% in 2016 and 15% in 2006.</p> <p>The post <a hre...

<p>Property management group Dwelly has reached 14,000 properties under management following its acquisition of Shaws, a Kensington-based letting agency. The deal marks Dwelly's ninth acquisition in 2026, adding 250 properties to its portfolio.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/n...

New York City&#8217;s regulated affordable housing sector is confronting a worsening financial squeeze, and a reckoning is coming unless solutions emerge, according to a new survey of owners, managers, lenders and other industry participants. The survey by affordable housing nonprofit NYC Housing Pa...

According to the analysis, the largest gaps involved high-risk issues such as involuntary liens, where the issue fail rate exceeded 36%.

Legislation would require HEIs to comply with the same disclosure and consumer protection requirements as many traditional mortgage loans.

New York City administration officials took a stride toward spurring more office-to-residential conversions by expanding a long-term financing option used in clean energy construction. In late June, the city made embodied carbon eligible for financing under its Commercial Property Assessed Clean Ene...

Founded nearly 15 years ago, the acquired firm provides title services across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

UWM is raising $1.65 billion in preferred equity, including $1.5 billion from Oaktree and $150 million from the Ishbia family, plus a $400 million rights offering.

<p>England's planned national landlord register could increase administrative burdens and costs without raising property standards, according to Propertymark. The database, scheduled for introduction later this year under the Renters' Rights Act, will require private landlords to register personal d...

<p>Andy Burnham has indicated support for increasing Capital Gains Tax rates to align with Income Tax levels, potentially raising rates from 24% to 45%. The proposal has prompted concerns from property sector professionals about impacts on business ownership and transaction activity.</p> <p>The post...

<p>Council home sales under the Right to Buy scheme in England increased by 90% in 2025 to 2026, reaching 14,275 properties, according to data from Moneyfacts. The surge occurred despite Housing Secretary Angela Rayner's earlier decision to reduce discounts available to council tenants.</p> <p>The p...

<p>Fraudulent tenancy applications could expose the UK's private rented sector to £4.1bn in direct financial losses annually, according to analysis of more than one million tenant references. Research by Goodlord found 41 applications per 1,000 references were flagged for suspected fraud between Jul...

<p>UK house prices remained broadly flat in July as higher mortgage rates and stretched affordability continued to constrain buyer activity, according to Lloyds Banking Group's monthly index. The average property price stood at £299,253 in July, with annual growth registering just 0.1%, marking the ...

<p>Five residential properties converted from former public houses across England have entered the market, ranging from £300,000 to £1.25 million. The listings span locations from Northumberland to London, reflecting continued conversion of commercial hospitality properties into residential use.</p>...

Ellington Financial Inc. on Thursday reported second-quarter 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders of $54.4 million, driven by strong loan credit performance and growing reverse mortgage production at its Longbridge Financial subsidiary.

Judge Bough let Gibson plaintiffs notify opt-in MLSs that settlement terms require sharing listing and commission data via providers like FBS.