Latest property news
Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Rental market inflation slows
Rents agreed in September were 3 per cent higher than a year ago, New data from the September HomeLet Rental…
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Controversial rental property licensing scheme is ‘raising standards’, it is claimed
Liverpool’s citywide rental property licensing scheme is helping improve standards within the city just seven months after it began, Liverpool City…
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CML predicts fewer buy-to-let property purchases in 2017
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says the number of houses bought by landlords next year is likely to fall…
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Hunters reports strong performance as Harry Hill steps down from CEO role
Sales and letting franchise business Hunters has reported a strong performance in the second half of its financial year despite…
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Average size of a deposit rises by £5,000
The average deposit on a property in England and Wales rose by c. £5,000 year-on-year...
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Westminster to stop ‘proliferation’ of estate agent branches after 27% increase
Westminster City Council in London is to restrict the number of new estate agent branches being set up after opting…
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Fees complaint to ASA highlights new ‘hybrid’ landlord
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today published a complaint about Ace Relocations, a hybrid HMO landlord that offers professional renters…
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Nearly half of landlords may drop letting agents
Forty seven percent of the 1.1 million landlords who use letting agents say they would self-manage their properties if their…
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Property sales level out after summer of slump
The number of property sales in the UK increased by one percent between September and October this year, latest figures from…
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Only 4% of new builds are affordable, says conveyancer
It has been revealed that only 4% of all affordable homes sold in England are new builds. Conveyancing services firm…
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