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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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Rising crime causing more house sales to fall-through, say agents
Nearly 30,000 house sales fall through every year because vendors are put off by high crime figures in the local…
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Government’s new homes expansion plans latest casualty of Brexit
Chief Executive of NHBC says significant slowdown in new homes starts is down to the economic uncertainty created by the…
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Leading building society closes four estate agency branches
Nottingham Building Society blames 'challenging' property industry for decision to close offices after five years of expansion.
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Leading developers sign leasehold reform pledge, but critics claim it’s ‘cobbled together’
Housing minister James Brokenshire claims the initiative will further support existing and future leaseholders by protecting them from onerous fees.
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Regeneration in Southampton
Crest Nicholson has signed its latest development agreement with Homes England to deliver the next two phases of Centenary Quay...
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Foxtons reveals two new tech innovations despite ‘difficult’ trading
London agency has launched Fixflo-style tenancy issues tracker and now offers My Foxtons users first dibs on properties before Rightmove…
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Breaking: Welsh Assembly votes through its own tenant fees ban
Ban in Wales will now go live in August this year and will be enforced by both Rent Smart Wales…
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What commisery? UK’s high street agents are best value in Europe
At 1.2% sales commission on average excluding VAT the UK sales industry beats nearest rivals Denmark and Ireland for value.
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OTM claims its leads are overtaking Rightmove’s for ‘growing number’ of agents
Portal reveals that one of its agents in Scotland has quit Rightmove after signing a three-year deal with OTM.
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AFS connects to students
Accommodation for Students (AFS) has launched a new automated feed service for agents and landlords with large property portfolios...
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