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Would you rent to someone on housing benefit? A third of letting agents say ‘no’
Government's latest survey of agents and landlords discovers shocking figures on who they will and will not rent properties to.
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Estate agency quits high street AND Rightmove in same week
Cornish estate agent PDQ Estates is to close its branch in Helston and has quit Rightmove, its managing director Chris…
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Berkeley Group chairman brushes off Brexit threat
Speaking during an industry gathering for developers, Tony Pidgley suggested the UK's recent hyper house inflation worried him more than…
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Four landlords quit market and sold up per branch last month
Latest ARLA figures also reveal that six landlords quit BTL market in London per branch last month, and that available…
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Housing crisis now hurting UK businesses, research reveals
Strutt & Parker says three quarters of 1,000 companies it canvassed say housing crisis is impacting their business' performance negatively.
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What happens after the tenant fees ban?
Zero Deposits CEO Jon Notley makes the case for the emerging alternative deposits sector and its potential to create revenue…
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Are ‘reservation agreements’ folly or farsighted?
Leading agent Trevor Abrahamsohn picks apart housing minister Heather Wheeler's new idea to stop transactions falling through - reservation agreements.
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Tenant fees ban impact will less than expected, says major estate agency group
Belvoir says the hit on its gross profits will be just 3% nine months after the tenant fees ban is…
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In pictures: Weston Homes opens £12 million house building factory in Essex
Huge facility will make everything for a home apart from the walls and roofs, but will move to full modular…
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Exclusive pix: London estate agent opens hub and closes all its branches
West London estate agency Orchards says it decided to make the move after realising only a small percentage of its…
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