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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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Government consults on sweeping eviction reforms despite industry scepticism
Housing secretary James Brokenshire says he wants to consult on measures such as abolishing Section 21 notices and fixed-term tenancies…
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Estate agent who ‘systematically’ stole £110,000 sentenced to two years in prison
53-year-old agent from Yorkshire receives a custodial sentence despite selling his family home to repay the victims.
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Forget to provide an EPC? Then you could be added to rogue database under new proposals
Not providing an EPC or failing to deal with mice are among many reasons government is proposing to add a…
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LonRes connects country to capital with ResCountry
ResCountry - the country offering from LonRes – now lists over 5,000 rural properties with 200 country offices to its…
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In Pictures: Norfolk estate agency’s ‘model’ property listing
Unusual request by vendors leads to Sheringham branch of Arnold Keys to set up model village in its branch with…
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Can ‘uneconomic’ Easyproperty survive? Parent company reveals strategic review
Marketing spend and headcount at online agency have been reduced and the company is now profitable but its model remains…
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Worried by ROPA? Don’t panic – more regulation is good for professionals
Industry leaders support an initiative to create a stronger property industry that will exclude rogue operators.
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Lamplugh investigator: Police are following wrong line of enquiry
A former Scotland Yard detective who has self-funded a three-year investigation into the disappearance of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh in…
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Surge in tenants searching for properties follows tenants fees ban
Rightmove says many tenants have been waiting for the fees ban to come in before moving home, pent up demand…
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Michael Jones Estate Agents acquires Curtis & Sons
Worthing’s largest Estate & Letting Agents ‘Michael Jones & Company’ has snapped up the trading book of independent agency Curtis…
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