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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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IAM Sold achieves its highest value sale
The IAM Sold southern team has achieved £1.2m for a six-bedroom property in Felbridge, West Sussex...
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Mandatory adding of rental payments to credit scores takes a step further towards reality
The mandatory adding of tenants’ rental payments to their credit histories took a step further today. A Private Members bill…
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New barn conversions stall as funding is hard to find
The number of agricultural to residential conversions in the UK has dropped 34 per cent in six months...
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Fed up with fake enquiries? New tool checks leads against social media profiles
A tool that automatically checks agents’ incoming vendor and buyer leads against their social media profiles has been launched. Recently-launched…
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Jeremy Corbyn locks horns with Strutt & Parker over “ridiculous” first time buyer research
Two of the unlikeliest political sparring partners locked horns over the weekend – agent Strutt & Parker and Labour leader…
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Trainee letting agent spared jail after stealing £2,300 from tenants
The industry’s urgent need for regulation has been highlighted once more by a court case in Southampton, during which a…
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OnTheMarket takes legal action to prevent agency’s return to ZPG
OnTheMarket has taken legal action against one of its departing agents just hours after it had announced a return to…
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Hunters opens new office in Shoreditch
Hunters has launched a new branch in Shoreditch, London, adding to their fast expanding network of 30 branches.
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It’s over! Belvoir pulls out of merger attempt with Martin & Co parent company
Franchise letting agency giant Belvoir has ended its attempted takeover bid for rival The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), parent company…
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Regulator prosecutes its first non-compliant letting agent in Wales – £4,600 fine follows
The first letting agent in Wales fined under the recently-introduced Rent Smart Wales scheme must now pay over £4,600 in…
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