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Leading voice of independents lettings agency sector sells up to Northwood
An 11-year-old and award-winning independent lettings agency in London has sold up to a local corporate buyer despite being the most successful business in the area with 200 properties under...
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Landlord tells of rising rents as his management agency cranks up its fees to...
A landlord in Sussex has contacted The Negotiator to reveal that his lettings agency has increased its full management fee by two percent and is now charging him for a raft of administrative tasks...
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Property industry reaction: Boris Johnson to be Prime Minister
Whether you’re over the moon or underwhelmed, Boris Johnson is now Prime Minister of the UK. He’s got form in the housing sector including his relatively unsuccessful attempt to introduce a minimum...
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Company landlords on the rise, says Hamptons
In the first half of 2019, 12% of homes were let by a company landlord, reaching the highest level since 2011 and up from 9% in 2015 (before the tax changes for non-company landlords were announced)....
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Rentrification hotspots: 12 cities outperform national rental growth
Harry Stirling, Tom Woollard and Jack Widnell of Bunk (Image: Bristol Live) A new lettings platform, Bunk, has researched the impact of gentrification on rental prices, and how rental growth in cities...
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Quirky listings: A farm in Idlicote, Warwickshire for sale at £1.35million
If you want to propel your agency into the press you could take a snort at this listing. Butler Sherborn has listed a Warwickshire farm at Idlicote, together with a number of racing camels and racing...
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Independent agencies join Build to Rent market as Houzen makes the link
Estate agents in London are increasingly turning to Houzen, an innovative revenue generation service, to win new instructions – good news in the face of tough market conditions. With strong growth in...
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Our new Prime Minister: Boris Johnson wins the battle!
Boris Johnson yesterday won the leadership of the Conservative Party with a most generous majority – taking 66.4 per cent of the Conservative Party vote, with 92,153 votes compared to Jeremy Hunt’s...
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Redress scheme issues £3000 fine and a warning for estate and letting agents
Estate and Letting Agents in the UK – already besieged by new legislation – are being urged to check that they are signed up with an approved redress scheme that covers the full remit of their work....
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Boris: day two of the new job and estate agency leaders are on his case
Day two of his new job and Boris Johnson is already besieged by well intentioned advice from the property sector. After a seemingly endless interlude between Mrs May resigning and the new Mr Johnson...
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Moving on! 6,500 moves expected on Friday 30th August
Estate agents already know that the last Friday of the month is the most popular day to move, but also the removal companies’ nightmare – but also, presumably, their best earner – the most popular day...
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Spot the rogue landlords – and rogue agents. They may be closer than you think
The Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation on widening tenants’ access and reviewing the scope of offences that lead to inclusion on the Rogue...
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New Housing Minister appointed amid Boris Johnson’s night of the long knives
One of the later announcements last night was that Robert Jenrick (pictured) has been appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, replacing James Brokenshire, who,...
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Students want to stay in same home right through university
The survey reveals the type of property and location students favour and the method they would choose to communicate with their landlord or letting agent. Key findings Students highly rate large...
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New commission-based approach to rent guarantor service
This time last year, letting agents were contending with a fall in the number of rental properties, with Home.co.uk reporting a drop of 24% (as at August 2018) in the number of homes to rent in London...
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OnTheMarket says tide is turning in portals market
Testing times in property agency bring heightened tension – especially amongst those who crunch the numbers within their business. Today, OnTheMarket adds their facts, figures and member sentiment to...
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New homes in the city, strong market for estate agents
Urban Splash Chips building in Manchester It’s not just the sunshine… Manchester is rapidly becoming a property hotspot after average prices have soared in the last five years according to a large...
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Tees Valley letting agency converts ‘Tom Jones’ club into its head office
Photo: Ben Quaintrell (far left) is pictured with the My Property Box team as Cllr Heather Scott, leader of Darlington Borough Council, officially opens the new head office One of the North East’s...
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Spicerhaart marketing The Duchy of Cornwall’s pioneering Poundbury development
Spicerhaart Part Exchange & Assisted Move has a continuing contract with Morrish Builders, a family-owned developer that has been instrumental in the creation of the pioneering Poundbury...
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Rightmove acquires Van Mildert Landlord and Tenant Protection Limited
Left to right: Carl Swansbury and David Nixon, both of RGCF, Christian Balshen and Richard Hammond, both co-founders and shareholders of Van Mildert, and Jonathan Waters and Ben Jackson of Hay &...
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