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Government consults on closing Rent-a-Room loophole for Airbnb hosts
All eyes on are on Philip Hammond as he battles to save his National Insurance Contributions tax increases for the self-employed following a back-bench revolt on the measures, which were announced in...
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Guest blog: Can smaller agents take on the hybrid agent big hitters?
After watching the recent Haye vs Bellew Heavyweight boxing fight, it became to me clear that bigger isn’t always better when it comes to the hybrid agent. During my time working agency side, I gained...
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Propertymark kicks off sporting spend at Sky-broadcast matches
Propertymark, the new property brand formerly known as NFoPP launched in February, is to promote its new identity on perimeter boards at 20 sporting events to be broadcast by Sky Sports this year. It...
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Countrywide raises £37.7 million from “over-subscribed” share placement
Countrywide has raised a further £37.8 million pounds from the City to fund the roll out of its fast-expanding digital hybrid platform and network. Some 21.5 million shares were placed for sale on...
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John D Wood finishes gobbling up Countrywide stablemate Faron Sutaria
The former Faron Sutaria branch in Earls Court few months ago…. 42-year-old London estate agency Faron Sutaria has disappeared for good following the completion of its merger with John D Wood. The...
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Suspended jail term for developer, landlord and former agent following HMRC...
A landlord, developer and former estate agent with links to one of the UK’s better-known franchisee agencies has been convicted of tax fraud following an HMRC investigation. Michael Charles...
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Badger Holdings invests heavily in digital landlord and tenant online services
The parent company of Townends and Regents Estate Agents, Badger Holdings, has launched an online lettings portal for its landlords, and signed up to Fixflo at the same time, in what is a major digital...
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Will conveyancing reform proposals see return of HIPs?
House moving is about to undergo a considerable revolution if a new set of plans to reform the UK conveyancing process come to pass – including plans to introduce a version of HIPs. The proposals are...
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Connect with Qube
As the largest technology supplier to both the residential and commercial property sectors in the UK, we have a natural interest in how real estate is developing more of an appetite for tech. Our 2016...
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‘Bank of mum and dad’ backed first time buyers driving property market, it is...
If you’re wondering which way the property market is moving, then be heartened by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). It says that while the number of home loans dropped 1% year-on-year, the number...
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Online lettings platform Goodlord raises £7.2m in extra funding
Online rental viewings and digital tenancy processing platform Goodlord says it has signed up 300 agents, transacted over 50,000 tenancies worth £200m since launching in August last year, and that is...
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As Article 50 trigger looms, RICS says a hard Brexit will damage property sector
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says a hard Brexit may lead to 176,500 EU member state construction workers being forced to leave the UK, or 8% of the total building industry workforce. As...
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Landlord Action says rogue tenants are targetting free-to-list websites
Campaigning group Landlord Action has published an extraordinary warning about free-to-list advertising sites, suggesting that landlords should not to use them to find tenants because they are being...
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Rogue letting agent jailed after stealing holding deposits worth £15,000
A “thoroughly dishonest” rogue letting agent in Croydon, South London has been jailed for failing to pay back holding deposits often for the same property and totalling £15,000 following a two-week...
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New money laundering watchdog launched
The government has announced that a new watchdog is to be launched early next year to oversee the UK’s Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations, which are due to become law this June. Called the Office...
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Countrywide surveyors sign Landmark digital deal
Tech is changing the way property professionals across the industry do their job. And that now includes the 430-strong Countrywide surveyors team. Where pencil and paper once sufficed, its staff have...
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Let’s not go to war over proptech
Too often our industry is framed as proptech against agents, Zoopla against Rightmove and how agents will soon by replaced by robots. Instead, we should be working together to focus on the consumer to...
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Mother and daughter property fraud pair jailed
A mother and daughter team who helped a Dubai-based gang make a false £1.2 million application for a bridging loan by taking the identity of a deceased Kensington landlady have been jailed for property...
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