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Second time! Leading estate agency bags silverware at property awards
Sleaford, Lincolnshire based estate agency Pygott & Crone continues its winning streak with win at regional awards.
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Letting agents condemn ‘shock’ Welsh move to triple notice periods for tenants
An amendment before the Welsh assembly will give tenants at least a year from the start of a tenancy before…
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Lucian Cook: Why Chancellor’s mansion tax idea will not see the light of day
Savills' head of residential research explains the history of recent mansion tax proposals and why the latest, mooted by Sajid…
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Rent controls are top concern for estate agents, reveals report
The spectre of rent controls or caps is a much greater worry for the industry than Brexit or the tenant…
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Charity launch: agents get onboard with the Karma Club
Australian bushfire charity appeal is one of the first to benefit from an initiative that enables agents to improve their…
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Former Purplebricks CEO spells out challenges for UK estate agency
Lee Wainwright, who led Purplebricks in the UK for 15 months but now works for industry supplier FocalAgent, spells out…
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Some tenants aren’t being given ‘full info’ about alternative deposit products, says industry chief
Two days after a BBC investigation sparked industry debate about alternative deposits transparency, Flatfair's Simon Scott says it's time the…
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New Law Society knotweed rules may threaten property sales
The Law Society's updated TA6 form guidance sounds sensible enough, but pushes the risk of knotweed being present at a…
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Agents given last chance to tell regulators their views on referral fees
Estate agents are being given a last chance to give their side of the referral fees story by the industry’s…
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Estate agency reported to Ombudsman and Trading Standards over unprotected deposit and late rent payments
Landlord says she is disappointed that light industry regulation means agents who fail in their responsibilities or break the law…
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