by peter littlewood | Jan 24, 2024 | Industry News
A Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert report warns that more than 60,000 property and real estate businesses in the UK are starting the year in "financial distress." The report, which can be seen here, analyzes corporate distress signals, reveals that 62,176 property and...
by peter littlewood | Jan 24, 2024 | Industry News
Writing in Property Industry Eye, under the headline 'Gove’s naïve plans for leasehold reform will only exacerbate UK’s housing crisis', Mick Platt, director of The Residential Freehold Association, criticizes Michael Gove, saying that his proposed reforms to ground...
by peter littlewood | Jan 24, 2024 | Industry News
Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has completed the acquisition of three major property businesses: Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co, and Peter Ball. The acquired businesses operate across London, Surrey, Oxfordshire, and Gloucestershire, adding significant growth to the...
by peter littlewood | Jan 23, 2024 | Industry News
Budget cuts have resulted in local councils inspecting only about half of all reports of damp and mould they receive regarding the private rented sector (PRS), according to an analysis by The Guardian. In 2021-22, English local authorities inspected 11,897 homes for...
by peter littlewood | Jan 23, 2024 | Industry News
The Guardian has reported that the housing ombudsman in England, Richard Blakeway, has called for an independent royal commission to "reimagine the future of social housing" and re-establish the link between housing and health. Blakeway, who handles tenants'...
