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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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Bank of England gives housing market ‘clean bill of health’ after a year of Covid
Bank's national network of agents reports faltering economy in recent months but housing market that has continued regardless.
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Letting agents still face CMP catch-22 as 1st April deadline looms
Approved client money protection scheme CMP says bank intransigence continues to hamper agents' attempts to comply with regulations.
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Land Registry says new ‘game changer’ tech will speed up conveyancing
Both signing and witnessing of key conveyancing documents can now take place, in 80% of cases the same day, claims…
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Qualifications battle kicks off as agents begin preparing for RoPA
The Guild has launched its first Ofqual Level 3 qualification in direct competition with Propertymark and other training providers.
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Wearethemarket launches
A new locally focused property portal, www.wearethemarket. co.uk is now live for people living in Coventry and Warwickshire. The portal…
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Interview: Meet the London hybrid with eyes on Britain’s other big cities
Rollo Miles says his firm Agent&Homes is expanding fast three years after he founded it in central and west London.
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Connells switches to UK-based secure e-signatures service Yoti
After initially using the tech for sales, Connells is now rolling it out across the whole business after many years…
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HMO managers face unlimited fines if they break new fire safety rules
Home Office says landlords or responsible persons will fall under the remit of the new Fire Safety Order, which follows…
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Purplebricks will bag 5.7% of all instructions by 2023, predicts City advisory firm
Zeus Capital analyst claims agency is the 'No.1' in many areas of the UK and is on track to eventually…
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Awks! Estate agency staff filmed by vendor being rude about house
Leading Kent agency Wards says the pair are deeply embarrassed by their behaviour after Ringo security recorded their derogatory comments.
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