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Latest property news
EXCLUSIVE: Entrepreneur plans agent-owned portal to tackle likes of Rightmove
Find Properties will encourage agents to differentiate themselves by improving their own web presence which will also improve standards and competition.
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The Negotiator Conference review
The UK's premier annual event for residential estate and letting agents. As well as featuring over 50 key supplier companies, it is a networking and educational event for the UK residential property industry
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Auctions
Buoyant start to the year for resi auctions
March year-on-year auction sales figures are down, but it's been a positive start to the year overall, reports David Sandeman, Managing Director of the Essential Information Group.
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Movers & Shakers
Winkworth boosts franchising recruitment team
Chris Brand has joined Winkworth as New Franchising Manager, with nearly 20 years' experience in estate agency.
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Regulation & Law
SHAMPLINA: This is why we need clarity on evictions for agents and landlords
TV star Paul Shamplina reacts to the news that Ministers have refused to give a date when Section 21 evictions will be banned.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agents to be banned from screening out foster parents
Housing minister says provisions within the Renters (Reform) Bill will make 'blanket bans' of foster parents illegal.
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Regulation & Law
‘It’s time to mandate a universal conveyancing system’ says CILEX
Comments are made by organisation which represents thousands of conveyancers, in its submission to a parliamentary probe into process.
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Agencies & People
LSL spends £7 million buying back stock off shareholders
Announcement is made as group reports profit 74% lower than the year before, but it was was still way ahead of analyst forecasts.
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Regulation & Law
New service to help provide proof for rent arrears evictions
With the banning of Section 21 notices, agents will have to provide more proof when evicting tenants, says MD of PayProp UK.
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Agencies & People
New firm promises to ‘break the mould of estate agency’
Launched by former army officer, Northumberland Properties debuts with strong promises to do things differently in the property industry.
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Regulation & Law
Renters Reform Bill voted through but S21 evictions ban WILL be delayed
A long debate in parliament yesterday saw housing minister Jacob Young bat off criticism and get his Bill, with landlord-friendly amendments, through to the next stage.
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Rental market
Surge in number of tenants borrowing money to raise a deposit
The rise in rental costs has forced the average five-week cash deposit up to £1,256 – a lump sum many tenants struggle to find.
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