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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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Another extension? Not Brexit – Housing Secretary pledges radical change to planning laws
Robert Jenrick reveals proposals to enable homeowners to add a two-storey extension to a detached home without planning permission.
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Conservative conference report – main points
The Negotiator sums up all the important announcements made yesterday by three different ministers at the conference in Manchester.
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Told you so! Record number of agents report rising rents after fees ban
ARLA says 63% of the agents it canvassed reported landlords increasing their rents to recoup the extra costs of running…
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Rightmove given green light to buy tenant referencing and landlord insurance firm
Purchase of Van Mildert for £20 million has now gone ahead giving Rightmove a major additional foothold in the private…
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Brexit uncertainty has reduced sales transactions by up to 42% in London
Leading building society says Brexit has hit the region which voted most solidly to remain the hardest along with several…
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Friends set up estate agency after redundancy
Two friends who both took redundancy after decades with the same insurance company are now homing in on a new…
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Savills expands its prime core London business
Savills has expanded its prime core London residential business with specialised teams now in place in each of its 40…
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Purplebricks faces shareholder revolt on Thursday during AGM
City advisory firm says firm's bonus scheme for its directors is too generous and should be voted down at the…
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Airbnb launches charm offensive in Scotland after public outcry
Proposals submitted to country's government include landlord registration and planning requirement for properties rented out for longer than 140 days…
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Government was warned tenant fees bill would lead to pet rents, says legal expert
Tessa Shepperson says restrictive nature of legislation means landlords have no option but to charge pet rent now that all…
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