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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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Santander offers new 2% deposit mortgage to first-time buyers
The offer is for a five-year fixed rate, but the lender is restricting the loan offer so it is not…
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‘We are at risk of going out of business because of Rightmove’, agent tells The Neg
Independent agents are warning Rightmove and its CEO Johan Svanstrom that fee hikes are driving them to the brink of…
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Green Party leader calls for mayors to be given rent control powers
Zack Polanski says the UK must learn lessons from where rent controls have and haven’t worked.
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House prices up in January, according to Nationwide – industry reaction
The building society's Chief Economist, Robert Gardner, expects further recovery in the coming quarters as affordability improves and confidence grows.
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Rogue landlord’s £35,000 bill for illegal eviction
A family returned from holiday to find the locks had been changed on their Harrow rental home.
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Bank expected to reject interest rate cut this week
The Bank of England and its Governor Andrew Bailey are set to keep interest rates static this week, with inflation…
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Rumble with the Agents returns to London in 2026
Funds raised from the industry boxing night will support end-of-life care delivered by North London Hospice.
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Foreign owners ‘hiding’ £190bn of UK property, claims tax think tank
Investigation reveals widespread hidden ownership is exposing estate agents to significant anti-money-laundering penalties.
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Senior Reform councillor has his unlicensed HMOs shut down
A second Reform councillor, Chair of Warwickshire County Council, Edward Harris has been caught running unlicensed HMOs in just a…
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Rightmove expands agent qualification as reform looms
The Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting Agents (CELA) from Rightmove will include a new module on Renters’ Rights…
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