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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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TPO report reveals one agent’s £21,972 referencing mistake
The value of awards that The Property Ombudsman (TPO) told agents to pay disgruntled customers tripped over £1 million for…
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Fees ban consultation was just “tick box exercise” says ARLA
The Queen’s Speech today contained a promise to introduce a letting fees ban for both agents and landlords and “promote…
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Women fill key positions at Propertymark for first time
ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have revealed who won their recent leadership elections following a secret four-week hustings. Billed as an…
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Revealed: how TrustPilot’s review verification system really works
Details of how TrustPilot enables estate agents to verify and manage customer reviews have been revealed follow a complaint about…
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CIELA launch unlikely now as agents stay away
The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) says it is unlikely to launch on October 1st as planned.…
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Online estate agent Settled gets £1.2m in funding
Settled, an online estate agent which was launched a year ago and claims to help vendors cut ‘time to sell’…
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Make inventory reports compulsory and regulated, says trade body
...because if fewer landlords and agents use inventories after the fees ban, deposit protection will be rendered pointless, says AICC
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London borough cracks down on short-term lets via Airbnb
Renting out a property via Airbnb has become a useful source of income for tens of thousands of landlords in…
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Sales agreed rise to highest levels in three years, says Rightmove
Rightmove says the number of sales agreed in the UK rose by 7% last month compared to a year ago,…
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Right to rent is “dangerous, divisive and must be scrapped” says RLA
The government’s Right to Rent checks introduced in February 2016 have been heavily criticised by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA)…
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