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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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Letting agents hit back to deny ‘bidding wars’ claims
Letting agents have "absolutely nothing to do with bidding wars", they say, after a major London council called on them…
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Labour’s homes plan ‘doomed’ without retired planning officers says Savills
Head of Planning at Savills warns Housing Secretary Angela Rayner that 300 extra planning officers is nowhere near enough to…
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Well-known London estate agency sells surveying arm
17-branch Castles has sold its eponymous surveying business to competitor Novello Chartered Surveyors for an undisclosed sum.
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Landlords ARE working people, Housing Minister confirms
Scots minister Paul McLennan tells conference landlords have the right to make a ‘return’ on their investment too.
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Second home numbers plunge by 40% ahead of tax changes
The number of second homes in Leicester has seen a dramatic fall as a result of double Council Tax charges…
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Huge surge in commercial-to-residential conversions
Analysis reveals a 63% increase in the number of change-of-use applications from commercial to residential in the last two years.
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Major London council tells agents to ‘immediately’ stop tenant bidding wars
Southwark Council is to contact letting agents in its area of South London where it says rents are rising unchecked,…
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Agent duo sell ‘blood, sweat and tears’ lettings business to Lomond
Charles Aston and Richard Napier say now is the right time to sell after ten years spent growing Sugarhouse Properties.
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Landlord’s buy-to-let yields on the rise says big lender
Strong performance for landlords’ yields continues as they rose again in Q3 according to BTL lender Paragon’s Commercial Director Russell…
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Government has ‘missed golden opportunity’ on leasehold reform
Leasehold lawyers say Labour has blown a chance to reform the law quickly and help millions of people escape expensive…
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