Latest property news
Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Street releases “game-changer” AI tool for estate agents
Tom Staff, Co-founder at Street.co.uk, says 'Cortex' will communicate with all an agent's customers simultaneously with individual responses.
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Government denies eviction spike ahead of rental reforms
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the Government is in ‘total denial’ about rise in tenant evictions.
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Lender calls for reform after Stamp Duty tax take hits £15.2bn
Out-of-date thresholds are dragging more buyers into the Stamp Duty tax net, says Coventry Building Society’s Jonathan Stinton.
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Landlord exodus warning ahead of this week’s Renters’ Rights Act
Quarter of landlords to exit the PRS, with Act due to come into force, Sim Sekhon of LegalforLandlords warns.
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Leasehold homes will be “harder to sell’, warns lawyer
Existing leaseholders could be left trapped and worse off, says Caroline Wild of law firm Forsters.
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Tough market for sellers, claims house buying group
Sellers forced to cut asking prices, endure failed sales or withdraw from the market, reveals House Buyer Bureau’s Chris Hodgkinson.
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HMRC ‘ramps up’ scrutiny of property valuations for Inheritance Tax
The number of cases referred to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is increasing, boosting Inheritance Tax receipts.
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Sleeping tenant caught on camera in £135k property listing photos
The tenant is seen asleep in bed in the property listing photographs and video for a terrace property for sale…
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Referral fees are a ‘hidden tax’ on homebuyers
Referral fees have operated as an “unseen surcharge’ on homebuyers, according to the Conveyancing Task Force.
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Lomond expands operation north of the border
David Alexander, of Lomond, says Clyde Property Group will run its portfolio in the West of Scotland.
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