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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Rent freeze plan causes “alarm” in property industry
Timothy Douglas at Propertymark says it is "alarming" to hear the Chancellor wants to introduce rent controls.
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Letting agents risk £7k fines for Renters’ Rights rule breaches
Firms are underestimating how exposed they are going to be under the new rental rules, says Alto’s Nick Shaw.
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Gulf crisis not affecting house sale times, Zoopla data shows
Average time to sell holds steady at 33 days with people who need to move getting on with it, says…
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Japanese Knotweed ‘wipes billions’ off property values
The dreaded invasive plant typically knocks 5% off the price of homes, alarming research suggests.
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South coast agency converts to Your Move franchise
Fahren Estate and Lettings Agents has been based in Bournemouth since 2000 and will re-brand to Your Move Fahren.
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Draper London targets five-office expansion across the Capital
Draper London outlines plans to scale the business with up to 20 hires and new branches in the pipeline.
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Suspended prison sentence handed to abusive landlord
A court heard there were abusive messages, threats that the bailiffs were coming and that the rent was being increased.
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Letting agents face Renters’ Rights Act ‘storm’ as tenant uncertainty peaks
Research from Rightmove points to huge uncertainty among renters ahead of the Act coming in this week.
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Rent insurance rules lock out zero-hours tenants from market
Tribunal case highlights how landlords’ choice of tenants is increasingly being dictated by rent guarantee criteria.
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Wave of last-minute instructions as landlords sell ‘entire portfolios’
The Renters’ Rights Act makes property investments no longer viable, according to Thackray Williams’ Mustafa Sidki.
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