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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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‘Good to be back in estate agency’ says new Connells group CEO
The group, which includes all the Connells and Countrywide sub-brands, will in September be led by a former Your Move…
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High profile council to roll out property licensing for first time
Wandsworth, which until recently was the darling of Tory politicians for pioneering Right to Buy, has revealed plans to clamp…
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Leading estate agency launches US-style ‘buying service’
EXP UK reveals its buyer representation programme, claiming it represents ‘the next chapter in British estate agency’.
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Lettings industry seniors call for mandatory qualifications for all staff
Zoopla's Lettings Advisory board, which includes many high-profile people from the industry, wants to level the playing field for both…
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Second home owners set for whopping £10,000 tax bill
Local councils could levy bills of more than £10,000 on the owners of second properties, new analysis by a national…
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Industry welcomes five-year fixed mortgages dipping below 4%
Nationwide has become the first lender to reduce its five-year fixed mortgage rate below 4%, at 3.99%, for many months,…
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Citizens Advice slams property industry over mouldy homes
The charity is urging the Government to tackle the decline in living standards for renters and blamed landlords for the…
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Just 12.5% of renters can afford to buy, warns Connells parent firm
Skipton Building Society says housing affordability is now 'bleak' for most first time buyers and urges Labour to act swiftly.
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‘Gracious’ letting agent to pay tenants £12,450 over licence error
Despite persuading a First Tier Tribunal that he and his wife had been good landlords and managed the property well,…
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Lettings market cooling fast but ‘a long way off normality’
Latest report from Rightmove reveals easing demand and rising supply and also fewer enquiries per property from tenants.
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