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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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Powerful freeholders start challenge to leasehold reform in court
Grosvenor Group and Cadogan Estates are among a group of landowners who want to overturn parts of the Leasehold and…
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Connells and Purplebricks criticised during BBC TV investigation
Connells is yet again to be accused of conditional selling, while Purplebricks whistleblower will allege firm incentivised 'high valuation' approach…
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Letting agents report significant exit of landlords from market
Latest RICS report contains scores of agents saying renting reforms are persuading more landlords to quit the PRS.
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Conveyancers call for ‘example’ material information fines for estate agents
Trade body for conveyancers says until the property industry takes material information seriously, nothing will ever improve.
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Battle rages over new proposals to bring in rent controls
Jersey's housing minister Sam Mézec accuses his colleagues of deliberately delaying a decision on a rent cap.
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Interest rate cut next month now certain, brokers claim
The latest figures on economic output mean Andrew Bailey and the Bank of England are likely to reduce the base…
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Tenancy proptech popular in social housing launches into private rented sector
Assist-Me from Converse360 helps dozens of councils talk to their tenants, and MD Richard Brown now believes its ideal for…
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Letting agency fined £14,000 for ignoring Prohibition Order
Steadwall Properties Ltd in Derby has received the fine after continuing to rent out two flats that had previously been…
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Stop obsessing about second homes, estate agency boss tells Ministers
Leading property firm says government focus on second homes is just a distraction from the requirement to build more homes.
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Short staffed? Shocking facts about estate agent holiday planning revealed
Despite being one of the busiest times of the year, the majority of estate agents are planning on taking annual…
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