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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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Anonymous agent sticks knife into industry during newspaper interview
The agent, who worked in South Africa and the UK for international and national estate agency, pulls no punches during…
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Former estate agent gets official backing for his newbuild portal
James Nightingall's portal HomeFinder is a crossover between a property portal and a concierge-style property finding service.
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City expansion for Symple
A fast-expanding proptech business has opened a new office in London will serve a growing client base in the capital…
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Online sector is running out of vendors keen on their estate agency model
Research by Property Road found that relatively few vendors are happy to do their own viewings or pay fees up…
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‘Technology, not just more regulation, is answer to winning AML war’ – claim
Comments are made by AML firm Thirdfort, which says plans to burden agents with more regulations miss the opportunity to…
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Minister: ‘We’re still considering RoPA’… three years after it was published
Propertymark hopes that Eddie Hughes' relatively non-committal comments in parliament are a sign RoPA is still on the political agenda.
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Not on your nelly, Rishi! Report reveals agent hostility to helping HMRC tax landlords
Government reveals it has been toying with proposals to ask agents to submit landlord rental income to HMRC, but consultation…
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Acorn Group opens 40th branch, doubling network in ten years
Company that includes three agency brands is also looking to buy agencies across sales, lettings and property management disciplines, says…
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Fraudulent tenancy applications on the rise, says UK’s largest referencing group
Latest figures from Barbon, the UK’s biggest tenant referencing company which includes HomeLet, Let Alliance and Rent4sure, reveal the extent…
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Renters Reform Bill – is it hiding rent controls?
The Renters' Reform Bill announced last week in the Queen's Speech, may contain a Trojan Horse measure for rent control,…
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