Latest property news
Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Bovis reports 15% uplift in sales at its sites and return to ‘stable’ market
Company reports a strong performance during the first six months of the year during which it also concentrated on quality…
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Veteran online only agency turns to Seedrs for £750,000 funding
Six-year-old online-only agency firm MyHomeGroup turns to crowdfunding to raise extra cash a year after winning a multi-million pound City…
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The best phrase in property details: “Close to Waitrose”
New research finds homes near Waitrose average prices 107% above the national norm.
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Referencing fraud getting more common and sophisticated, claims TV show star
Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action says case revealed during last night's show illustrates huge problems facing landlords and letting agents.
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Labour to ‘end all leasehold ownership’ if Corbyn makes it into power
Party's housing team say historic overhaul of home ownership in England is overdue and has promised to radically reduce cost…
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‘Scandalous’ and ‘absurd’ changes to Welsh eviction laws will make ejecting bad tenants ‘a huge problem’
Changes to legislation proposed by Welsh housing minister will see tenants given minimum contract term of 12 months.
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Revealed: the businessman who helped fund Zoopla’s early expansion and backed Easyproperty
Ever wondered who the back-room financiers were who bankrolled the property industry's digital 'disruption'? Step forward Manfred Gorvy.
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Millennials are fed up with traditional renting and turning to build-to-rent
As new legislation and taxation causes BTL investors to bail out, quality is dropping within the private rental market, a…
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Prime suspect in Lamplugh murder should not be released from prison, says former detective
Det Sup Jim Dickie says he is 'sure' John Cannan murdered the estate agent in 1986 and that he would…
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Purplebricks problems: ‘£899 doesn’t buy much expertise and most vendors know that’
Regional estate agency association piles into Purplebricks, blaming its US withdrawal last week on basic failing within its service offering.
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