Comments from Rob Clifford, Chief Executive of CENTURY 21 UK and Director at national mortgage broker, Moneyquest, on the General Election

08 May 2015

“From our perspective, with the forecast currently being for a slim Conservative Party majority, we are pleased there is a level of continuity between the last Government and the next, which we think is crucial for the markets we operate in. In terms of the lettings agency side of our business, we feel the result is a bullet dodged given the onerous regulation we could have expected from a Government led by the Labour Party. We fundamentally believe these measures would have failed to deliver the consumer benefits suggested and therefore it is a welcome move that the lettings sector looks highly unlikely to now be saddled with such measures. Overall, the result appears to be a positive outcome for both the financial services and agency marketplaces in which we operate, and there is a significant level of confidence about the growth and development we can achieve within this new political environment.”