Latest property news
Daily property news in the UK residential sector focused on estate and letting agency, property auctions and property managers.
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Stamp Duty cut being planned for Autumn budget – claim
Jeremy Hunt is reported to be planning a final 'giveaway' roll of the dice ahead of a likely General Election…
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Co-founder of Purplebricks’ parent company Strike quits
Alexander Gosling has left his role as a director and President of Strike bringing to an end his 18-year involvement…
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Labour wants to prevent tenants being evicted for two years
Amendment to the Renters (Reform) Bill would see landlords wait for two years after a tenancy has started before being…
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WARNING: Landowners will exploit Labour’s green belt building plans
Roger Mortlock of the CPRE says some owners will allow their land to become run-down so it can be used…
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Asking prices hit record high as agents list more ‘big homes’
Despite the rise in prices and general sense of greater optimism agents say high mortgage rates are continuing to stretch…
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Building societies calls for looser mortgage regulation to fix ‘broken housing market’
Successful first-time buyers rely on Bank of Mum & Dad and have two above-average incomes, leaving those without help, or…
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RICS promises to tighten up home survey ‘malpractice’
Standards & Regulation Board says where dodgy practices have occurred they invest significant time and resource into probes to implement…
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MINISTER: Regulation of estate agents ‘will not happen’
Baroness Swinburne tells fellow members of the Lords that there is no time for regulation of any kind, despite Lord…
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20 new members for Guild but no news on vacant territories
More than 20 independent estate agents were invited to join The Guild between January and March this year as agent…
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Unscrupulous landlords ‘exploiting’ rent-to-rent – claim
Propertymark says there are cases where landlords ensure the firm running a sub-let pays for refurbishment.
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