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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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Estate agency closes down blaming online rivals and instructions drought
Andy Blacklock, who founded SW agency Maitlands in 1994, says higher costs but downward pressure on fees left him no…
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Retiring industry chief to join home moving platform Just Move In
Mark Hayward is to help the company develop new products that will appeal to estate agents and be its brand…
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TDS wins ‘tough competition’ to operate New Homes Ombudsman redress scheme
New code that it will enforce among both developers and agents who sell newbuilds is set to be published next…
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Big changes to the Scots rental sector ‘soon’, minister tells letting agents
But Patrick Harvie told meeting yesterday that he would consult on changes first - which include controversial rent rise cap…
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Can tech help letting agents persuade more landlords to sign up?
Street founder says too few agents actively prospect for landlords despite the average lifetime value of a landlord being £19,424…
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Rental platform raises £20m to launch ‘lifetime deposit’ app – as government delays
Fronted says cash will be used to develop the smartphone application, which will enable tenants to access a 'portable' rental…
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Letting agents back new conveyancing initiative to promote UPRNs
ARLA Propertymark and 13 other trade bodies support changes to three key leasehold conveyancing forms that will all soon include…
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Agents can now accept Boomin SmartVal requests around the clock
Portal says offline agents will be given 24 hours to accept valuation requests, but those who are online can now…
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Rent controls in Wales loom as political alliance is unveiled
Expected Labour and Plaid Cymru agreement will see joint approach to getting new legislation through Senedd including rent caps and…
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Exclusive: ‘How do we support landlords in the long term?’
ARLA president Maxine Fothergill does some straight talking for The Negotiator about the challenges facing landlords and the PRS.
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