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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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Rents in Scotland ‘set to rocket’ as cap lifted – claim
Oli Sherlock, of tenant management proptech firm Goodlord, warns that rents will rise quickly as a 3% limit expires.
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ANALYSIS: Minister finally listens to common sense on reforms
The weekend saw a flurry of official activity to mollify the rebel Tory MPs who want the rental reforms altered…
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Lettings firm fined £28,000 over HMO fire safety breaches
Newsham Park Estates Ltd admitted allowing a fire escape route to be padlocked and blocked by a shipping container.
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Property industry backs latest BASPI upfront info form
The BASPI is a ‘single source of truth’ dataset, designed to include all the information required on a property when…
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‘Is Facebook a more compelling platform than the big portals?’
Starberry’s Ben Sellers says harnessing Facebook's user base for estate agency marketing could transform digital innovation in the sector.
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Third of homes sold so far in 2024 go to first-time buyers
Lower mortgage rates driven by falling inflation have proved a lifeline with first-time buyers making up 33% of all buyers…
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Kent estate agency goes barking mad – or are we the fools?
Independent estate agency, Wards, awards their first dog to one lucky mover. Or is it just one of yesteray's April…
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Landlords reject new rent control laws in Scotland
John Blackwood of the Scottish Association of Landlords warns that a new housing bill will force investors out of the…
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Pioneering trial launched to make landlords’ homes compliant
Property logbook firm Chimni is working with landlords in Birmingham who are using a new lettings module to ensure their…
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Keller Williams UK officially wound up as latest development hits agency
The licence holder of Keller Williams in the UK has been liquidated after investors voted for a voluntary winding up.
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