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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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Record fine handed to ‘lost at sea’ criminal landlord during weird court appearance
Landlord Giuseppe Sutera, also known as Joe Sutera, refused to identify himself stating only that he was “a man” and…
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Deposit API deal ‘makes registration much simpler’
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme has signed a tech agreement with student property specialist EREC Estates to make deposit registration 'seamless'.
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Conveyancing giant reveals loss while takeover talks continue
Smoove made an EBITDA loss of £4.8 million in the last year, as it waits for a possible bid from…
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Charity land sale boost for Propertymark members
Propertymark policy chief says agents can now sell charity land after previous rules only allowed sales through members of RICS.
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Strang & Co defies doomsters and launches buy-to-let search service
Buying agent Charlotte Strang launches after enquiries from local investors as well as those from overseas seeking quality flats near…
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Lack of up-front information still scuppering home sellers
The majority of sellers said the timeline in which they had to move was an important factor when entering the…
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Children and pets still banned in rental ads, BBC finds
Analysis of rental ads on OpenRent and Zoopla by the BBC reveals some still ban families with children and also…
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EweMove agrees to change its ways after rival agent complaint
Map Estate Agents in Cornwall said direct mail letters from EweMove were misleading, and complained to the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Shock tumble in completions during first six months of 2023
Across the nation both transactions and total market values of homes sold fell by more than 50% across every area…
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Portfolio landlords ‘looking for more properties as tenant demand balloons’
Landbay’s intermediary boss Paul Brett says the main reason landlords are expanding their portfolio is the rise in the number…
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