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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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REVEALED: The ‘best day of year’ to put a house on the market
The 1st July is predicted to be the day when the highest number of people will be searching for a…
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Home owners ‘face mortgage hike before election’
Approximately 100,000 homeowners with mortgages will see their costs rise before the General Election on 4 July, the Liberal Democrats…
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‘Going green’ is not going to go away for estate agents, says legal expert
Blacks Solicitors’ Luke Maidens shares insight on the current legislation and requirements in place to improve the sustainability of the…
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Agents are hoping for summer rate cut to boost buyer activity
Seventeen out of 20 of those surveyed believe that its higher mortgage rates that have dampened buyer market activity, with…
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Jailed kidnapper of estate agent ‘confident of prison release’
Michael Sams was given life sentences after he was convicted of kidnapping Stephanie Slater for eight days and also for…
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Martin & Co parent firm buys Guild and Fine & Country for £15 million
Deal creates an estate agency giant with a combined network of some 2,000 branches and combined revenues of £70 million.
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Agents slam big city council for undercutting letting agencies
Jeremy Clarke of Belvoir joins fellow agents in attacking City of York's letting agency arm for offering lower fees and…
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Mayor denounces the Government’s failure to ban Section 21
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, says tenants have been "betrayed" by the loss of the Renters (Reform) Bill as…
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Lomond bolsters student lettings footprint with 54th acquisition as buying spree continues
Lomond boss Ed Phillips says the acquisition of HOP Lettings will add an additional 861 residential properties to the firm's…
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Higher mortgage rates fail to bite as transactions rise for fourth month in a row
Transactions rose 5% from 86,420 in March 2024 to 90,430 in April 2024 and seasonally adjusted were 10% higher than…
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