Properties are taking 29% longer than average to sell once under offer. Residential properties are currently taking almost a third longer than normal sell once under offer because of conveyancing…
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Berriman Eaton offers free printing service to help parents home schooling
Parents who are struggling to print their children’s schoolwork are being given a helping hand by an estate agent. Berriman Eaton has recognised the pressure and frustration home schooling is…
Parliament to debate stamp duty holiday extension
The House of Commons has confirmed there will be a debate about stamp duty after a petition on the UK government’s website for the current stamp duty holiday until September…
Leasehold property sales could be abolished in favour of commonhold
Leasehold property sales could soon be scrapped in favour of commonhold, in accordance with recommendations made in The Law Commission’s ‘Residential leasehold and commonhold’ report in July 2020, after the…
Capital gains tax could change
Capital gains tax could ‘be brought into line with income tax rates’ Capital gains tax (CGT) increases could be around the corner as the chancellor Rishi Sunak looks to find…
Bellway Homes fined £600,000 for demolishing bat roost
Bellway Homes has been ordered to pay the largest fine ever issued by a court in relation to a wildlife crime, according to police. The housebuilder has been handed a…
Revealing the bigger picture in estate agency finances
Every year, I review the annual accounts of the UK’s largest estate agencies to see how the market is faring and it has revealed a very interesting picture, with some…
Berriman Eaton expands into Worcestershire
Independent estate agency Berriman Eaton is opening a new office in Worcestershire. The company, which has been serving Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire and Shropshire since 2006, is now opening an office…
£100m property milestone for Berriman Eaton’s lettings
£100m property milestone provides a perfect birthday present for Berriman Eaton’s lettings business. A leading West Midlands estate agent is celebrating a big ‘lettings’ anniversary in style by announcing it…
1,000 jobs hope as Government office could open in Wolverhampton
A Government office could be set up in Wolverhampton – creating up to 1,000 jobs – under proposals being considered by ministers, it has been revealed. The proposals, if backed,…
