UK property prices fall

Average asking price dropped by £730 to £304,770, the first fall at this time of year since 2010, says Rightmove Average UK property asking prices have dipped by 0.2 per cent over the past month in a downward trend that began in June. The average asking price dropped by £730 to £304,770, the first fall at this…

Letting agents given access to new training

Two accreditation schemes have joined forces to provide specialist training for Scottish letting agents Landlord Accreditation Scotland (LAS) and safeagent have partnered to provide Scottish letting agents with both face-to-face and online training so they can meet the qualification requirements to be part of the country’s Letting Agent Register. Both LAS and safeagent are training providers whose qualifications…

Dangerous cladding leaves worthless properties

ens of thousands of homeowners who live in buildings with combustible cladding are being told that their properties are worthless by valuers, leaving them unable to sell or switch mortgage provider. The issue of cladding came to the fore after the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, which killed 72 people. Aluminium panels on the west…