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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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Lockdown and stamp duty cliff face cooling market significantly, claims RICS
RICS says activity has been coming off the boil since early December and that lockdown will mute home moving further.
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Former Humberts had TEN POUNDS left at bank as it went into administration
But administrators now say approximately £225,000 has been raised to pay creditors including pay and pensions owed to former staff.
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Conveyancing chiefs report clients ‘distraught’ over stamp duty deadline
Three key conveyancing industry bodies have called on Minister to wake up to the damage a 'hard stop' on 31st…
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New agency marketing platform bags two industry heavyweights
Neil Comper and Jamie Osbourne have left PropALT to join Christopher May's new NurturingAI tech firm.
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‘Missing AML guidance will make it difficult to secure estate agency prosecutions’
Legal experts David Smith and Lee Adams say the industry and particularly letting agents are waiting on guidance on many…
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25% of home movers made decision based on stamp duty holiday savings
Poll reveals two thirds of current home movers says the Chancellor must extend the deadline as half worry that they…
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Plans to close estate agency branches now ‘under discussion’
Three national newspapers quote different sources revealing top-level discussions on tighter Covid restrictions for the housing market.
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Meet Mike Cleary, the agent founding a ‘local’ alternative to Rightmove
It's an idea no one's thought of before – build a Rightmove challenger from the grassroots up, area by area.…
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Will letting agents soon have to offer students rent discounts?
The UK's largest student accommodation provider has cut rents by 50%, putting private landlords under pressure to follow suit.
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Agents waiting on business interruption claims will hear court’s decision this week
Thousands of agents who insured with Hiscox are awaiting the Supreme Court's judgement, which will be handed down on Friday…
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