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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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First time buyers ‘returning to The Smoke’ reveals Rightmove
New analysis by the portal reveals many first-time buyers are looking at properties in cities albeit not in uber-expensive London.
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Mortgage lending to dip but will bounce back, warns major agency
Knight Frank says there may be a lull in home loans, but it will be followed by a big upturn…
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Tenant’s TikTok rant at letting agents garners 260,000 views
Video unleashes torrent of anger on social media over the cost and difficulty of renting a home – and letting…
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NW of England council boasts of £500,000 fines for HMO landlords
Salford has issued a huge number of fines since it introduced its selective licensing scheme in 2021, it has revealed.
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40% of vendors think their home will get an offer within three months
OnTheMarket's research reveals positive, but arguably misplaced, confidence among vendors about how long their home will take to sell.
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Petition signed by 57,000 calling for rent controls delivered to PM
The petition, organised by Generation Rent and fronted by a single mum who landlord imposed a 20% rent increase, is…
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Yorkshire estate agency acquired by rival after ‘bidding war’
Burnley-based Sycamore Property has won a final bidding competition to acquire Winnard Brown Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Landlords ‘must be allowed to break letting agency contracts’ says proptech
Hello Neighbour is calling, controversially, for landlords to be given the right to exit agency agreements, which ‘stifle competition and…
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Selective licensing launches with 40% discount for ‘gold standard’ agents
Big London Council offers major fee reduction to managing agents and landlords who exceed the basic requirements.
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Landlords must not ‘trouser’ higher rents following EPC upgrades
Rent activist group warns that publicly funded improvements to private rental properties could end up pushing up rents and 'enriching'…
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