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Who blinked first? OpenRent and Rightmove sign new listings deal
Online lettings agent and the UK's biggest portal have been engaged in a weeks-long battle over listings fees, but Rightmove now says they've made up.
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Minister considering harsher eviction rules for landlords and agents
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook is reportedly looking into French-style “hardship tests” before tenants can be evicted.
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Big lender calls for Stamp Duty changes to encourage downsizing
Suffolk Building Society says Stamp Duty is preventing people from downsizing and must be reformed.
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Leading solicitor calls for Scotland to adopt Awaab’s Law for PRS
Leading Scottish lawyer calls for Scotland to follow England's cue and bring in tougher regulation of property quality for letting agents and landlords.
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OBIT: Leading Home Counties estate agent dies aged 62
Tim Peers had been an estate agent for decades initially in London but later in his home town, Henley on Thames, where had had family with significant rock music connections.
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Estate agents back Burnham’s new Good Landlords Charter
Manchester’s Mayor is launching a voluntary scheme for private and social landlords to commit to exceeding the minimum standards demanded by law.
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HOUSE PRICE LATEST: It’s a flat market, with little movement
Housing market expert Kate Faulkner takes a broad sweep of the leading indices and says although there is activity in the market, prices aren't moving much.
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Latest housing market indices analysed – “fairly flat”
Latest figures from the leading monitors of house price movements, show a mixed market, says property analyst Kate Faulkner.
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Upmarket estate agency launches auction service following Bamboo deal
The upmarket national agency is giving customers an 'under the hammer' option in a tie-up with London-based Bamboo Auctions.
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Adopt the Oz model to speed up UK property sales, says Reapit
Firm's Steve Richmond says properties in Australia take 30 to 40 days on average to be sold compared to 25 weeks from listing to exchange in the UK.
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