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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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ACORN names Lambeth candidates who fail to back its housing policies
Housing pressure group has asked election candidates to publicly back rent controls and tougher action on rogue landlords.
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Landlord’s appeal ends in bigger fine
A Leeds landlord has seen his financial penalty rise by 40% after appealing against council enforcement action.
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Landlords put 700 rental homes up for sale every day
Regulatory pressures and refinancing costs mean rental property no longer stacks up for many smaller landlords, says Savills.
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Make estate agent qualifications mandatory, says RICS chief
RICS’ Justin Young argues that compulsory training would raise standards and bring estate agency in line with other regulated property…
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Feared spike in rents ahead of Renters’ Rights Act ‘did not happen’
Siân Hemming-Metcalfe, of Inventory Base, says there is no evidence of rent hikes before the Act came in.
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Portsmouth Property Association appoints new female Chair
Sau-Wan Lai steps into the Chair role at Portsmouth Property Association, marking a first for joint female leadership alongside Deputy…
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Two million landlords and their agents ‘could face £7,000 fines’ for rental Act failure
New Freedom of Information data reveals a low number of landlords have downloaded new mandatory info sheet for tenants.
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Worried landlords overwhelm NRLA’s helplines
Record surge in calls as landlords seek help with the new rental rules, says NRLA boss Ben Beadle.
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Major conveyancing firm goes under after sale collapses
BLB Solicitors, which has six offices in the South West, has slipped into administration after a sale fell through.
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Property buyers from US and Canada are fastest growing group
North Americans account for a record one in five of every overseas buyer, according to new Hamptons data.
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