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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Regulation is coming! Minimum qualifications and code of practice a step closer today
Following delivery of working group's report on how agents should be regulated including minimum qualification standards, next step towards legislation…
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Confident northern independent makes ‘bullseye’ acquisition of lettings agency rival
Linley & Simpson buy up its third rival since the tenant fees ban was introduced on June 1st.
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Online estate agents lose significant market share in London and East of England
The latest market snapshot from TwentyCI shows online agents' share of the property market dropped by nearly 20% year-on-year within…
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Move over airbnb… this could be interesting
USA short-term vacation rental startup D Alexander flips houses into boutique hotel style homes, but could it work in the…
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Online lettings platform moves to Manchester and begins recruiting 50-strong team
Accommodation.co.uk is the brainchild of two Lincoln students and has the backing of a former Dyson executive and now angel…
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Sequence changes Rightmove listing after complaint
Estate agency chain Sequence must update its property listings faster when properties are no longer available to buy, the ASA…
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BidX1 auction raises £880,000 for ex-police house
The BidX1 UK team achieved an 82 per cent sale success rate at its June auction...
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Latest Love Island contestant is London lettings negotiator
Harley Brash is one of three new contestants to join the programme, and is the second estate agent to feature…
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Sales of leasehold houses slump as government ban looms
The recent announcement by Housing Secretary James Brokenshire that sales of leasehold houses is to be banned is already impacting…
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Residential property management giant acquired by private equity firm
The Negotiator Awards-winning property management company First Port, which manages 196,000 residential properties, is to have a new owner.
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