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Latest property news
EXCLUSIVE: Entrepreneur plans agent-owned portal to tackle likes of Rightmove
Find Properties will encourage agents to differentiate themselves by improving their own web presence which will also improve standards and competition.
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The Negotiator Conference review
The UK's premier annual event for residential estate and letting agents. As well as featuring over 50 key supplier companies, it is a networking and educational event for the UK residential property industry
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Regulation & Law
Tory MPs warn of rebellion over ‘broken’ leasehold reform promises
Letter sent to the Chancellor last night warns of trouble for Rishi Sunak if his leasehold reforms go through for new leaseholds only.
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Rental market
Rental crisis driving huge increase in self storage use, claims BBC
Evictions, downsizing and spending months finding a new property to rent are driving more tenants into the arms of self storage providers, the You and Yours programme has highlighted.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords and agents who use Section 21 notices blamed for higher homelessness
Comments have been made by several campaign groups following the latest official statistics which show a record high number of S21 based evictions last year.
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Agencies & People
Big agency expands operations in SW including new branch
Winkworth franchisees Lisa and Simon Jacobs have created a new office after acquiring the Salisbury franchise.
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Latest property news
Software giant launches free Property Valuation Reports
Houseful COO Riccardo Dawson says Alto's new report collates data from Zoopla, Ofsted, DLUHC and Ofcom and users can now filter the info by the radius of nearby properties and the number of bedrooms.
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Regulation & Law
WARNING: ‘Ignorance over periodic vs fixed-term tenancies can be costly’
Most ASTs have clauses or wording that creates periodic tenancies but Paul Offley says agents should still review agreements.
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Movers & Shakers
GSC Grays makes trio of appointments
Rural land and property specialists, GSC Grays, has expanded its team in the north and Scottish borders.
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Rental market
Rental stock drought is over, says leading lettings agency
Claim based on Rightmove data flies in the face of the general held view over the past year that exiting landlords have driven down stock levels.
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Associations & Bodies
Covid has ‘hugely changed’ how people search for homes, admits agency boss
Comments are made by Welsh estate agency MD Catherine Caines following her decision to join the Relocation Agent Network, along with six others.
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Housing Market
Huge North-South mortgage divide revealed among first time buyers
The state of the economy, mortgage availability, upfront costs and varying house prices across the UK are impacting affordability and financing options for first-time buyers.
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