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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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Fifth of independent letting agents will disappear by 2020, says Belvoir
The UK's largest franchised estate agency chain Belvoir predicts that there will be 20% fewer independent letting agents by 2020.
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‘Dating app’ for house sharing tenants wins extra £24 million funding
A Spanish smartphone app that enables tenants to meet up online and rent properties together via a ‘Tinder’ style matching…
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Leading property software firm embraces rent tracking tech
Leading property software firm MRI and proptech rent tracking platform Canopy have struck a deal to offer agents and tenants…
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Hunters hoovers up 279-property lettings portfolio in Midlands
Franchised estate agency chain Hunters has kicked off the New Year with the purchase of a large lettings portfolio in…
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BBC criticises lettings industry over ‘opaque’ tenant deposit adjudications
BBC Radio 4's Your and Yours yesterday grilled MyDeposits chief Eddie Hooker over his scheme's arbitration process.
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Two teenagers charged after estate agency branch robbed at knife point
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged after a estate agency branch staff in London were robbed at knife point…
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IN PICTURES: TDS HQ in Hemel Hempstead gutted by major fire
The headquarters of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, has been gutted by a major fire.
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Hybrid letting agent joins forces with Airbnb management specialist
London hybrid letting agent Spotahome and Airbnb management service Hostmaker have joined forces to help landlords 'circumvent' short-stay laws.
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Move over Henry Pryor! Russell Quirk relaunches himself as PR guru and media pundit
Former eMoov CEO Russell Quirk has set up a property PR firm called Properganda just four weeks after his old…
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Is Brexit driving independents to take refuge in franchised brands?
Franchised estate agency chains Winkworth and Century21 have this week revealed a big rise in applications and branch openings.
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