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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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BREAKING: Renters’ Rights Act to be implemented on May 1 next year
Housing ministry reveals date for implementation of the Act the measures of which are to be brought in during three…
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REACTION: Rightmove facing £1bn group legal action by estate agencies
Leading financial figure Jeremy Newman is heading up the group which seeks to recoup 'excessive' fees charged by the portal…
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‘Going viral’ AI property portal passes 500,000 searches
New AI-powered homebuying platform reports rapid organic growth as ‘complacent’ Rightmove falls behind in the race to modernise.
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‘Thatcher’s favourite council’ launches rogue landlords crackdown
Wandsworth council has carried out more than a hundred inspections and has issued over 40 enforcement notices in just four…
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Reform or abolish? What to do with Stamp Duty asks Rightmove
Portal is calling on estate agents to share their thoughts on how changes to SDLT could work best ahead of…
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Rightmove costs ‘eating up to 13.5% of an agency’s monthly sales commission’
New analysis of the portal's charges reveals the average amount paid by agents is 7.2% of monthly commission.
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Star signs up to support independent estate agency’s Xmas campaign
Stephen Fry is not supporting a big corporate marketing campaign as you might expect, but instead helping out an independent…
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RICS ‘concerned’ about gathering housing market gloom
The latest RICS survey reveals surveyors warn of a "notable cooling" and a national "pullback" as the market holds its…
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Prime London property sales plunge as wealthy wobble
Tax uncertainty and stalled confidence mean buyers and sellers are putting high-end deals on ‘pause’ as they await clarity, warns…
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Landlord hit with £35,800 rent repayment order for unlicensed HMO
First Tier Tribunal rules that it is the landlord named on the tenancy agreement of an unlicensed Westminster property who…
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