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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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Big estate agency backs OnTheMarket – but Zoopla misses out
The CoStar Group online marketplace turns up heat on rivals with LRG continuing to list properties on Rightmove.
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Million new homes needed to tackle rental crisis, warns Savills
The agency says it will cost £250 billion to create enough family homes and relieve the pressure on rental properties.
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SHOCK CLAIM: 5,000 high street branches closed last year
Approaching 3,000 sales offices and 2,000 lettings branches shut down in 2023, TwentyCi's analysis reveals.
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Buy-to-let companies boom as mortgage rates bite
Landlords are often opting to set up a limited company to benefit from more favourable tax rules, Hamptons says.
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The Conveyancing Association updates its Estate Agent Best Practice Guide
The Guide was launched 10 years ago to help conveyancers and estate agents improve communication between firms.
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BLOG: Buyers return to market amid falling mortgage rates
Zoopla’s Richard Donnell says improvement in market activity looks to be rolling over into the start of 2024, driven by…
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Knight Frank reverses house price forecast – it’s now a 3% rise
House prices will increase this year, the property consultancy says, contradicting its earlier prediction of a 4% drop.
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Hopes for 2024 gather pace as buyer and seller activity jumps
Average new seller asking prices rose by 1.3% month-on-month to £359,748, the biggest December to January increase in prices since…
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UK’s largest rent reporting platform reveals big distribution deal
1,000s of people who sign up to Digital ID Connect app each month will now be able to report their…
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Franchise giants in merger deal see shares dip
The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir both experienced a drop in their share price after a merger deal is announced.
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