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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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Landwood’s new auction venture
A North West firm of chartered surveyors is launching Landwood Property Auctions, backed by the Landwood Group, with plans to…
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Be careful what you discuss with competitors down the pub, warns CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned agents who attend informal and formal industry gatherings how careful they need…
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Revealed: why Countrywide sales and lettings went awry during Platt years
Countrywide has revealed that it will take three years to turn the business around following the departure of Alison Platt…
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Labour’s pet policy is “bizarre choice” says National Landlords Association
Labour’s recent proposals to give tenants greater rights to live with their pets has been questioned by the National Landlords…
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‘Come back to us’, Countrywide’s Peter Long asks departed talent as profits sink
Countrywide’s Executive Chairman Peter Long (pictured, above) has called for the senior figures who left the business during the Alison…
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Government’s first time buyer Stamp Duty give-away has failed in South, claim surveyors
The government’s attempt to kick-start the first-time buyer market by removing Stamp Duty and Land Tax (SDLT) for all but…
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‘How to take on the corporate estate agents on your patch and win’
Estate agents are aware of the seismic shifts taking place under their feet from game changing proptech launches and the…
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Buyers should be forced to take out property fraud insurance, says lawyer involved in landmark case
As the conveyancing industry prepares to hear the outcome of the appeal in a landmark property fraud liability case, the…
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Purplebricks Australia fined £11,200 after regulator receives complaints about its fixed fees
Purplebricks Australia has been fined AU$20,000 (£11,200) by the Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following complaints that it had…
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Lettings proptech firm launches ‘TripAdvisor’ for landlords and tenants
A TripAdvisor-style reviews service that enables landlords and tenants to rate each other a month after the tenancy begins and…
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