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Regulation & Law
‘We’ve become unpaid civil servants’ says frustrated estate agent
Des Simmons of south coast firm Bournecoast says the level of work being done by property industry for the Government is 'unsustainable'.
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Regulation & Law
Proposed changes to EPCs: what this means for homeowners, landlords, and tenants
Lettings expert and Past President of ARLA Propertymark, Maxine Fothergill outlines the changes and offers advice on how to prepare – and to have your say!
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Regulation & Law
Government reveals plans for radical new EPC rules
The Government is consulting on a number of big changes to EPC rules in its drive for net zero that will affect sales and lettings agents.
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Regulation & Law
Welsh Minister celebrates second-homes crackdown but agents ‘not happy’
As owners sell up and property prices fall there has been a big rise in the number of locals taking up the Government’s assisted buying scheme.
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Rental market
Airbnb set to compete with lettings agents for longer rentals
Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky says the company is eyeing longer-term rentals as a lucrative new area of business, putting his firm soon in direct competition with some agents.
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Rental market
HMRC report reveals shock fall in landlord income
According to HMRC, landlords’ income has dropped by 4% for traditional operators but numbers of those renting via Airbnb has increased.
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Latest property news
New tax break for landlords announced by PM
Rishi Sunak says a Conservative government will give landlords selling to existing tenants relief from Capital Gains Tax for two years.
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Regulation & Law
Lib Dems promise to create 10 ‘Garden Cities’
Party leader Ed Davey revealed pledges to build Garden Cities, remove dangerous cladding and allow councils to raise Council Tax by 500% on second homes.
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Nigel Lewis
ANALYSIS: Minister finally listens to common sense on reforms
The weekend saw a flurry of official activity to mollify the rebel Tory MPs who want the rental reforms altered - so what were they offered?
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Latest property news
Report reveals shock rise in prime rents since pre-pandemic
Across prime London there were 48.1% more properties on the market to let at the end of February than a year earlier.
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