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Historic independent estate agency bought by Newton Fallowell
The sales and lettings business of Lincolnshire firm Escritt Barrell Golding have been acquired, although its commercial and agricultural divisions…
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Already sold! Buyers backing new trend in auction room
The way residential property is sold has changed over the last five years, however, it is probably the auction process…
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New high: OnTheMarket has 83% of Zoopla’s property listings
Challenger portal also suggests its expansion efforts have helped reduce Zoopla's total listings by 4.2% year-on-year.
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Purplebricks backer in ‘frantic’ bid to save his flagship fund
Neil Woodford sold off shares in 21 companies last week including Purplebricks as he sought to raise cash in order…
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Student lettings agency reaches 300 properties in just four years
Lincoln agency has now expanded into Nottingham and was established by former students horrified by standards in student accommodation.
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High rents are drastically reducing employment mobility, claims think tank
High rents have halved the number of younger workers moving location to get a better job, says the Resolution Foundation.
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40% of tenants are signing up to deposits alternative, claims leading SW estate agency
Webbers has been offering Reposit's product to new tenants within its 1,000-property portfolio since the beginning of May.
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Land for the many, a political plan too far? A poor reception for Jeremy Corbyn’s latest report
Few in the property business would applaud his slogan taken from ‘The Masque of Anarchy’ written 200 years ago.
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Investors horse trade Purplebricks shares as Woodford fund woes continue
Toscafund hoovers up more Purplebricks shares sold off by troubled fund manager Neil Woodford.
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New system to ‘revolutionise’ direct Universal Credit payments to landlords
Croydon-based software firm says payment times will be cut from weeks to two days after launch later this year.
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