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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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HMRC confirms 2% Stamp Duty surcharge for non-residents
Draft legislation has now been laid in front of Parliament despite warning from prime estate agents that it will put…
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Foundation of a new CGI platform
An interactive online CGI platform has been launched to help create the property market of the future.
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MPs accuse estate agents of being ‘de-facto enablers of the Russian state’
Comments are made within scathing report into the 'Russian problem' including how the property industry helps some Russians launder illicit…
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Purplebricks in trouble over fees claims on its own website
Advertising watchdog asks hybrid agency to amend its marketing after two complaints about text that claimed deferring payment was 'at…
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Soon-to-launch free sales progression tool will pay agents £500 per sale
BreezeMove says in return agents will have to persuade buyers and sellers to use the service and set them up…
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Countrywide begins search for new CEO, reports Sky News
Exec chairman Peter Long will soon make way for a CEO once head hunters have secured a suitable candidate, it…
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Huge shake-up of leasehold proposed by Law Commission
After years of debate and deliberations statutory body that works on legal improvements says system needs total overhaul.
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Housesimple rebrands as ‘Strike’ as it goes mobile and expands free model
CEO Sam Mitchell says new name and direction is part of its plans to become a 'northern powerhouse' of hybrid…
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Follow Rollo? Why the UK will soon turn to the US brokerage model
Rollo Miles of Agent & Homes says technology is destroying brand loyalty so the only point of differentiation will soon…
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Propertymark declines to reveal how much its ‘misdefinition’ VAT cheque cost
Propertymark says its finances are now on a 'sure footing' and that the VAT declaration to HMRC was entirely voluntary.
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