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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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Shelter piles pressure on Rightmove to remove ‘No DSS’ adverts
Housing charity has launched a new campaign on Twitter to persuade Rightmove to change its stance on benefits discrimination within…
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Barclays-backed blockchain trial reduces conveyancing from three months to a few weeks
The UK's most robust and comprehensive trial of blockchain technology suggests conveyancing revolution is immiment.
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Campaigners call for MPs to return £42 million made on property sales
Scandal claimed as report by national newspaper reveals extraordinary profits made by 160 MPs on sales of tax-payer funded homes.
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Empty homes: numbers rise across England
The number of empty homes across England has risen for the second consecutive year to 216,000, the highest level since…
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Is Brokenshire planning to end office-to-residential conversions?
Secretary of State yesterday committed to broader review of this controversial type of Permitted Development conversion.
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Fees ban is part of official drive to reduce size of lettings industry, claims TPFG
Unusual claim is made by company's CEO of The Property Franchise Group in its final results for 2018 published yesterday.
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Hunters grows in Essex and Hertfordshire
Hunters has four new branches in Essex and Hertfordshire as Mullucks Wells, one of the region’s most well established agencies,…
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Essex independent estate agency latest to take refuge in franchised brand
Think Property in Leigh-on-Sea has re-branded to Winkworth and says legislative onslaught and uncertain market conditions persuaded it to move…
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Mother of disgraced letting agent pleads guilty to her part in £266,000 fraud
Angela Treneer and daughter Elizabeth have admitted guilt in fraud that took place over eight years at Premier Property Management…
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New trade body for independents reveals first official supplier and member agent
The Federation of Independent Agents says 30 companies will be approved to supply servcies to its invite-only members.
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