NAEA Propertymark has joined forces with sector partners to write to the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to highlight the emerging crisis in residential transactions, as sales progression and conveyancing are overwhelmed by demand in the race to complete before the end of the Stamp Duty Holiday on 31 March 2021.

Kangaroo Holdings Ltd, the owner of Scotland’s Kangaroo Self Storage and sister company Smart Storage, with units across North West England, has appointed Scott Christie as non-executive chairman.

Euromoving 2000 has announced a merger with the Phoenix Relocation Group SRL. The Milan-based company joined the Group on 30 September, 2020.

The cost of moving home in the UK has plummeted by 39% from £10,911 before the stamp duty holiday came into effect on 8 July, 2020 to £6,669 after, saving the average person buying and selling a home in the UK £4,242, according to reallymoving’s annual Cost of Moving research, released on 28 September, 2020.

Property law firm Collyer Bristow has urged the government to extend the stamp duty holiday beyond 31 March, 2021 to allow properties that have exchanged, but are yet to complete, to qualify.

With only a short time remaining until the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December, business group Logistics UK has reacted with incredulity at the UK government’s announcement of a Business Task Force to help firms prepare for the UK's final break with the EU, at such a late stage in the process.

Gerson Relocation Ltd, part of the AGM Group of companies, has announced its acquisition of the business and assets of Dijkshoorn Euromovers BV, a leading moving services provider based in the Netherlands.

London-based Elite Moving Systems (EMS) was declared the winner of the Graebel Award for Superior Quality Achievement at the 2020 Graebel Partner Alliance Conference.

Logistics UK, the business group representing the logistics sector, has entered an exclusive partnership with customs expert AEB, to help members prepare for new trading conditions with the EU when the transition period ends on 31 December, 2020.

A recent UK survey has discovered that the majority of road users are not in favour of many of the Department for Transport’s proposed changes to the Highway Code which have been designed to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. Drivers believe that the changes will instead increase conflict and potentially reduce the safety of the vulnerable road users they are intended to protect.

The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, has announced the new rules for UK companies hiring workers from EU countries.

Charge4Europe, the joint venture of DKV Mobility and innogy eMobility Solutions, has activated its 100,000th charging point.

Leading transport and logistics operator, Maritime Transport Ltd, (Maritime) has agreed terms to acquire Wincanton plc’s container transport business, Wincanton Container Logistics. The move follows a strategic review of Wincanton’s business and its decision to focus on its core activities.

The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and Informa Markets – joint owners of IMHX, the UK’s largest logistics and supply chain event – have welcomed the UK government’s decision to allow business events and exhibitions to recommence in England from October 2020.

London law firm, Fox Williams, is pursuing possible dirty diesel emissions claims for Mercedes owners in England and Wales in collaboration with US law firm, Hagens Berman, which spearheaded an investigation and consumer group action lawsuit leading to more than $700 million for US Mercedes owners.

Jean-Luc Haddad from Grospiron in Paris explains why he and his son, Axel, decided to expand into the fine art moving and storage business.

On 15 September The High Court handed down its judgment on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) business interruption insurance test case.

Moving the contents of an exquisite Irish castle would be a challenging task at the best of times but when it is perhaps the oldest family-owned residential castle in Ireland, the challenge becomes monumental.

PALLITE, an international designer and manufacturer of paper board products from Northamptonshire, UK, has been awarded The Planet Mark, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.

The National Association of Estate Agents’ (NAEA) Propertymark July Housing Market Report shows that one in ten properties sold for more than the original asking price, a trend that has continued for a second month.