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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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Respected West Country estate agent and auctioneer dies after short illness
68-year-old Michael Joyce had been working as a consultant for Cooper & Tanner in recent years following a long career…
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Chestertons branches collect 3,500 coats for Xmas charity drive
London agency distributes coats collected via branch 'big bins' to 30 charities across the capital.
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Estate agency CRM needs more innovation, says Spectre founder
Heather Staff reveals how she and her brother launched Street after realising agents lacked tech to bring together marketing and…
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Agents and conveyancers now ‘more professional’ when working together
Conveyancing industry figure Lloyd Davies says after early complaints about rude behaviour, the two sectors are now getting on better.
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Gove meets lenders to unblock ‘thousands’ of property sales stalled by cladding crisis
It is reported that Secretary of State explored solutions that would help vendors trapped by lenders' 'adverse risk' approach to…
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London agency fined £2,000 over Tenant Fees Act breach
Portico, which was bought by Leaders Romans in October, received the Tenant Fees Act penalty after trying to charge renter…
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Lifetime deposits ‘not answer to tenant affordability issues’, say industry leaders
Representatives of Rightmove, Propertymark and the NRLA say government aims are laudable but lifetime deposits will be difficult to bring…
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NE estate agency splashes £150k on larger office for its all-female team
Agency Venture Properties has spent the money after its Crook team outgrew its original branch in the town.
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Whitty attacker denies charges despite estate agent mate admitting assault
Richard Chew, who was filmed accosting the government's Chief Medical Officer with Lewis Hughes, is to have his day in…
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Government ‘evaluating reservation agreements’ as tool to stop gazumping
Housing minister Chris Pincher says voluntary reservation agreements would only be successful if backed by estate agents.
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