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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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Senior Countrywide figure Ian McKenzie to head up Guild
Senior industry figure Ian McKenzie (pictured, right) has left Countrywide after five and a half years as its South Central…
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Connells Group pre-tax profits rise, helped by £17m ZPG shares sale
Agent giant Connells Group has today reported a strong performance for 2016 including pre-tax profits of £73.4 million, an increase…
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ZPG buys up another agent software supplier
ZPG has bought Expert Agent, the cloud-based agent software workflow system used by 16,000 negotiators in over 2,500 branches that…
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CIELA to start pre-launch memberships from April, full launch on October 1st
The start-up of a new membership organisation just for independent estate agents called the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting…
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130,000 Brits owed £5.3bn in Spanish bank payouts, says Amanda Lamb
Queen of property TV Amanda Lamb (pictured, right) says over 130,000 British people are owed substantial Spanish bank payouts following…
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‘There will not be a segment of short-term rentals that Airbnb does not wish to dominate’
The threat that Airbnb presents to agents is laid bare by recently comments by a senior figure within the company,…
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House buyers rejoin the market, but where are the properties for sale?
The number of house buyers increased significantly during January, the latest data from NAEA Propertymark has revealed. It says that while…
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Unusual marketing tactic? Agent runs competition to rename development
“I name this building…” Normally it is an honour bestowed upon royalty and celebrities, but this could be your chance…
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Manchester considers city-wide To Let board ban
Manchester is considering a city-wide ban on To Let boards if a voluntary scheme does not work out, its local…
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Rightmove shares slide as agents grumble
Rightmove announced full year results on Friday 24th February, reporting further success. Pre-tax profits rose from £137.1m in 2015 to…
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