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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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Biggest asking prices fall since 2018 as ‘sellers listen to agents’
Average new seller asking prices have fallen by 1.9% to £364,895 as summer sellers tempt buyers preoccupied by inflation and…
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Private landlords downsize in record numbers, NRLA reveals
The NRLA says 12% of landlords sold properties in a three month period this year.
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Phil Spencer releases statement after parents killed while driving near home
TV star says family consoled by fact neither parents will have to grieve for the other's loss as industry, fellow…
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Buyer wobble in London amid mortgage chaos, says leading agency
Chestertons says there was a 3% drop in new buyers in July as people wait for mortgage rates to decrease.
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Courts ‘will not cope’ with new eviction rules, estate agents warn
Propertymark's CEO Nathan Emerson says a ban on Section 21 'no fault' evictions will lead to many more cases going…
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Utilities management firm expands further into lettings sector
Helpthemove boss Stephen Henesy says agents can concentrate more on their landlords by reducing time spent on administrative tasks.
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TECH: Street.co.uk launches property descriptions AI tool
Co-founder Heather Staff says agencies could be wasting hours of valuable time and falling behind their competitors by not utilising…
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Jobs secured as Northwood franchisee buys local rival
Northwood is part of the Belvoir Group and Reading & Newbury franchisee Mitch Mitchison says staff will be retained at…
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Big estage agency snaps another local rival for undisclosed sum
Wards has acquired off-the-high street property management and lettings rival in Whitstable, run by two women.
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Tax change needed or ‘landlords will not meet EPC rules’
Propertymark is urging Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to give landlords a tax incentive to pay for energy improvements.
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