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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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Next steps on letting agent regulation due ‘later this year’
Baroness Taylor says Labour is determined to regulate industry based on Lord Best's recommendations where previous Tory housing ministers failed…
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Rightmove’s share price drops 10% on legal action news
The share price drop followed a £1.5billion legal action being filed against Rightmove, by Jeremy Newman, a former panel member…
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Agencies keep it in the family with merger
Patrick and Celia Paton join forces with her father Peter Graham as their respective agencies come together under one brand…
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Foxtons plans to capture Renters’ Rights Act opportunities
The agency's CEO Guy Gittins says as a "professional, high-quality agent" it can attract more landlord clients and acquire smaller…
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Landlords bolster tenant vetting ahead of Act
Paragon Bank's Lisa Steele says 70% of landlords will introduce stricter rules for selecting renters when the Renters' Rights Act…
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Rental market cooling ahead of Renters’ Rights Act ‘storm’ on 1st May
Goodlord boss William Reeve reckons landlords and tenants are holding off ahead of the huge changes due to go live.
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Agents could win £1.5bn payout from legal action against Rightmove
The action is brought by Jeremy Newman, and it alleges that Rightmove charged estate agents “excessive” and “unfair subscription fees”.
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Housing market ‘won’t grow’ without this change, warns top adviser
The Government must change tactics if it is going to re-invigorate the housing market, says Heather Powell, a partner at…
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Market turmoil ‘hits first-time buyers hardest’
Rob Houghton, of Reallymoving, says first-time buyers are the group most exposed and vulnerable to rising rates in the home…
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Landlords and lettings agents have ‘one month to go’ before new rules apply
The trade body says "some of the biggest changes to the private rented sector in a generation" take effect when…
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