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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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Platform launches ‘lifetime deposit’ ahead of expected Government proposals
Zero Deposit says its new service offers tenants the flexibility to manage their deposit as they move in and out…
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Letting agent told to repay £16k rent over badly-managed flat
Sunil Bhundia is to pay three tenants the cash after local authority discovered property was unlicensed because it didn't have…
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Foxtons falls foul of Tenant Fees Act after demanding prohibited payment
Firm claimed its £750 'agency fee' was allowed because the tenancy was a short-let, but Tribunal judge disagreed.
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Proptech start-up promises to disrupt eviction with automated platform
Propertech says evictions sector has been devoid of tech investment until now because it's seen as 'unsexy'.
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Zoopla bags Hunters’ 200 branches for its re-launched Alto property software
Following a restructure of its property software offering Zoopla has signed up its first big agency to the platform since…
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Most agents against US ‘brokerage’ model and cautious about proptech, reveals poll
Estate agents reveal surprising attitudes to key issues including regulation, licensing, redress, tech and new business models.
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Homes listed as ‘POA’ contravene consumer law, agents are warned
Agents who use ‘Price on Application’ or POA in portal and estate agency website listings are contravening consumer protection legislation,…
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‘Agents need only prospect among 10% of market to find 60% of hot vendors’
Claim is made by data firm TwentyEA which operates an AI-based prospecting tool that offers accurate targeting, says director Katy…
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Landlords fight back over Shelter’s Section 21 notice evictions claims
NRLA has slammed the housing group for its 'one-sided' research last week which tarred all landlords with the same evictions…
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Leading Keller Williams duo jump ship to traditional agency
Scottish West Coast estate agents join Watermans as directors, although they will remain self-employed as they were at Keller Wiliams.
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