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Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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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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Will homes be next? Rightmove trials online offers and contract exchange for commercial properties
Portal is to enable visitors to 'buy' commercial properties for sale on its website listed by agency Singer Veille.
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Few local authorities are prosecuting rogue letting agents, research shows
Freedom of Information requests to 20 councils reveals weak or non-existent policing of industry's worst operators.
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How long should tenant deposits take to return? Minister asks for your views
James Brokenshire wants to know what letting agents think of deposit passporting services and deposit alternative schemes, and how deposits…
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11% of new homes buyers reject living next to affordable homes neighbours
Research by Jackson-Stops and Crest Nicholson highlights how some people have yet to embrace 'inclusive' approach to community living.
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Change tack on rental sector or face severe shortages, landlords warn Boris and Jeremy
The RLA says that unless many of the government's recent key private rental sector policies are reversed or watered down,…
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Use of fake ID documents surges after fees banned for tenant referencing
London agency says its has seen a significant increase in criminals hoping to run brothels and drug dens or defraud…
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Purplebricks gambles on the smartphone as the future of estate agency
Purplebricks is to spend some of its £63 million cash reserves on further developing its tech in a bid to…
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