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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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Winkworth returns to franchise expansion in 2017 with six new branches
Winkworth is back on the franchise network expansion path after a two-year hiatus, the company has revealed with at least…
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Foxtons revenues down by 25% during Q1
Foxtons revenues across its three core areas of business fell during the first three months of the year compared to…
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Trinity Mirror launches campaign to take on portals for agent spend
The UK’s largest regional newspaper and digital publisher Trinity Mirror says it is to “fight back” against the increasing slice…
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YOPA claims hybrid agents will handle 50% of sales by 2020
Online hybrid estate agent YOPA has announced that it has raised a further £15 million from investors including the Daily Mail’s…
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Outsourced viewings firm Viewber wins second round of funding
Outsourced viewings service Viewber has won a second raft or ‘Series B’ round of funding for the fledgling business launched…
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Rental market specialist Spark Energy acquires broadband firm
Specialist private rental market utility company Spark Energy has acquired Sussex-based broadband, telephone and entertainment packages firm Home Telecom creating…
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Still “too many” cases of rogue letting agents says SAFEagent
Despite recent regulatory changes and industry initiatives there are still “too many” cases of criminal letting agents stealing landlord and…
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Savills wins Appeal Court case over unpaid £150,000 commission
It has been revealed that Savills has won an Appeal Court case and is now due a commission of some…
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US homeowner sues portal over online valuation. Could it happen here?
One of the best-known property portals in the US is being sued by a vendor over its online valuation of…
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Agents face double whammy of fees ban and belt-tightening landlords, research shows
As the government’s letting fees ban looms, agents face a second squeeze as landlords rein in spending on their properties…
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