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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 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
MINISTER: Regulation of estate agents ‘will not happen’
Baroness Swinburne tells fellow members of the Lords that there is no time for regulation of any kind, despite Lord Best's RoPA report having been published five years ago.
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Associations & Bodies
20 new members for Guild but no news on vacant territories
More than 20 independent estate agents were invited to join The Guild between January and March this year as agent group goes for growth.
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Rental market
Unscrupulous landlords ‘exploiting’ rent-to-rent – claim
Propertymark says there are cases where landlords ensure the firm running a sub-let pays for refurbishment.
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Proptech
Hybrid lettings firm claims ‘first ever’ end-to-end DIY platform
Hello Neighbour's self-service platform takes landlords from start to end of entire lettings lifecycle and is claimed to be industry first.
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Regulation & Law
Adopt the Oz model to speed up UK property sales, says Reapit
Firm's Steve Richmond says properties in Australia take 30 to 40 days on average to be sold compared to 25 weeks from listing to exchange in the UK.
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Housing Market
Prime property platform reveals Spring boom for London’s posh homes
Higher demand has drawn more vendors to the market with the first quarter of this year seeing the highest ever volume of new £5 million plus listings – although wider market has slowed.
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Regulation & Law
OFFICIAL: Renting reforms to move forward towards Royal Assent
Parliamentary officials reveal that controversial Bill will move to its next stage through the Commons next Wednesday 24th April 2024.
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Agencies & People
Foxtons’ sales operatoin ‘turns a corner’ in first months of 2024
The London agency reports sales up 17% in the first three months of the year after a 14% fall in 2023.
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Housing Market
REACTION: Interest rate cut ‘less likely’ after disappointing inflation figure
A fall in inflation of less than expected prompted some economists to pour cold water on an interest rate reduction in June.
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Agencies & People
Taking sick leave reaches new highs in property sector and burnout ‘to blame’
News comes as latest ONS data reveals the number of people in the UK not in work due to long-term sickness has increased to a record high of more than 2.8 million.
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