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Could ‘Build to Rent’ homes kill the private landlord?
Analysis by Savills for the British Property Federation (BPF) found that the number of ‘build-to-rent’ (BTR) homes has hugely increased.
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Deadline looms for latest round of TDS funding. Have you applied?
Organisations wanting to bid for up to £10,000 funding have until 20th January to get their bids in, which must advance education about housing rights.
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Are you ready? New Anti Money Laundering rules go live TODAY!
Extra AML responsibilities for letting agencies become law today after being passed by parliament just before Xmas.
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Queen’s Speech: Govt reveals comprehensive property reform programme
The Queen's speech also included promised reform of business rates and improved building safety legislation.
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Getting ready for RoPA
Rumour or reality, agents can’t ignore the possibility of a mandatory property qualification, says Lisa Isaacs. We answer your most-asked RoPA questions.
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Number of money laundering SARs made by estate agents drops
Although number of Suspicious Activity Reports increased across all industries, agents made 10.5% fewer reports to the NCA.
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Don’t get washed up by money laundering rules
After 2015's Channel 4’s exposé From Russia with Cash, RICS expelled a member for his role in money laundering. Andrea Kirkby explores what the subsequent AML regulations have meant for estate agents.
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Brexit planning + recession planning + proportunity
New data from fintech company Proportunity shows London’s best spots to buy property if we slide into a recession. After crunching the data, they found that London hipster hotspots such as Hackney and Haringey and Newham will be resilient to any potential Brexit-induced house price dip. Proportunity offers Help to Buy-style loans for first-time buyers – available to all properties, not just new builds and their data platform can assess whether a property is overvalued or undervalued, helping customers find hidden gems. Outer London boroughs such as Bexley, Havering and Richmond were most vulnerable. Instead, first-time buyers in London should look to Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Newham, and Tower Hamlets for properties likely to withstand any Brexit-induced price dip. The top five factors behind poor price performance are: Below average percentage of new builds sold Large millennial population Lower retired and baby boomer population Proximity to popular train stations Higher than average flat prices Using these five metrics, along with other indicators such as transactions, crime rates, average number of rooms and the amount of residential floor space within a borough, Proportunity created a price resiliency index to help first-time buyers find recession-proof pads in the capital. The findings reveal that…
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Chestertons strengthens Short Lets offering
Following a substantial increase in demand for short term stays, Chestertons has strengthened its Short Lets division, appointing Elliott Tooley and Sammie Steepe.
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Are estate agents facing a property fraud epidemic?
Recent figures from two leading government organisations suggest property fraud is increasing, so we asked the experts at the coal face to comment.
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