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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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Lenders demand urgent help for first-time buyers
Around 3.5 million households are locked out of homeownership and need a helping hand to get onto the housing ladder,…
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One mortgage fraud case recorded in a year
Olly Thornton-Berry, of Thirdfort, says the FCA only carried out one investigation into mortgage fraud last year.
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CJ Hole unveils new home for Burnham-on-Sea branch
A new Burnham-on-Sea office has been opened by CJ Hole franchise owner, Chris Hill, following a relocation of its previous…
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South-facing gardens still popular despite heatwave effect
Buyers are willing to pay £20,000 extra for south-facing gardens, but is the sun setting on this premium?
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New cladding funding risks “years of delays”
Campaigners have dismissed extra cladding funding as “incremental measures” that risk locking leaseholders into long waits for a resolution.
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Legal and tax “strangleholds” drive out residential investors
Propertymark says increasing numbers of landlords are turning away from residential investments and choosing commercial property instead.
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Property buyer demand dips with offers down
Adam Day, of EXP, says there is a divide with areas in the North seeing stronger demand than southern markets.
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Subdued homes sales ahead, RICS survey warns
The housing market activity is likely to remain relatively subdued in the near term, says RICS' Tarrant Parsons.
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Majority of tenants in the dark about Renters’ Rights Act
Almost 70% of tenants are unaware of the reforms under the Renters’ Rights Act, TDS Charitable Foundation Research reveals.
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Five-figure Stamp Duty stops people moving, warns Zoopla
Zoopla's Richard Donnell warns that Stamp Duty has become so high that it prevents some people from moving home.
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