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Purplebricks is now “the largest estate agent in the UK by listings”
The City advisor and sole broker to Purplebricks, Zeus Capital, has claimed that the hybrid agent is now the largest estate agent in the UK by the number of listings on Rightmove. This is well ahead of...
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One in 20 properties remain below soon-to-be introduced minimum EPC rating...
Insurance giant AXA says that one in 20 rental properties still have energy performance ratings below the minimum standards due to come into force in April next year. The company surveyed 1,000 tenants...
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Fake news!
Fake news has been a huge topic in the media since use of the term exploded in the last quarter of 2016, most notably promoted as a phrase by US pumpkin-in-chief Donald Trump. How should leaders in the...
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That’s loyalty! Connells Chairman celebrates 40 years with the company
A study of business leaders around the world recently found that the UK’s move on faster than in any other country apart from Brazil, Russian and India. The average tenure at the top is 4.8 years, down...
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Brexit to blame for higher sales fall-through rate, it is claimed
Nearly a third of house sales fell through before completion during the third quarter of the year, continuing an upward trend that has been ongoing since the start of last year – and that’s being...
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£12 billion extra for housing revealed during Conservative Conference
Details of Theresa May’s announcements during her conference speech yesterday about how she will fix the nation’s ‘broken’ housing market have been revealed including measures worth an extra £2...
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Upad boss: traditional letting agents will soon go the way of Yellow Pages
Not only has our food, cars, insurance, retail shopping, and just about anything else you can think of been propelled forward into a technology-driven world. And so too has property. As companies like...
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Former letting agent and TV reality star jailed after burglary spree
A former letting agent and TV reality star has been jailed for 30 months after tricking other agents into giving him keys to properties for fake viewings, and then stealing items while the tenants were...
View ArticleSomerset Homebuilding & Renovating Show
The essential homebuilding and renovating event in the South West Meet the experts. See the products. Bring your plans to life. Discover the latest products, understand how to maximise your budget or...
View ArticleThe Young Surveyor of the Year Awards
Celebrating the outstanding individual achievements of young surveyors working in the UK at this black-tie evening ceremony and dinner. Hosted by Saira Khan, television presenter. Join RICS at the...
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UKAA Annual Conference & Dinner
Following the success of our first Annual Conference and Dinner last November, this year’s event has now been confirmed as a one-day event with the Conference and Dinner on one day. Further details on...
View ArticleEdinburgh Homebuilding & Renovating Show
The essential homebuilding and renovating event in Edinburgh The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show is the go-to exhibition for self builders and renovators. No matter what stage your project...
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Housing Minister savaged for “another consultation on a proposal”
Housing Minister Alok Sharma (pictured, right) was roundly savaged in Parliament yesterday when it fell to him to make the announcement on a ‘fairer property management system’ four hours after it had...
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Belvoir merger with Martin & Co put to shareholders
Franchise lettings giant Belvoir is to attempt a merger between itself and The Property Franchise Group, owners of Martin & Co, after it today made an official offer to start direct discussions...
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Lettings agent to launch end of tenancy proptech platform
An end of tenancy proptech offering developed by one of the UK’s leading agents is about to be launched. London lettings agent Krystjan Byfield (pictured, below), who was also one of the founding...
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Martin & Co brush off Belvoir merger offer, citing EweMove success
Martin & Co parent company The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has today confirmed that it is rejecting yesterday’s Belvoir merger offer, citing the success of its hybrid arm EweMove, and its...
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Property industry leaders named in George Osborne’s London ‘power list’
Several high-profile names from the property industry have been named as among the 1,000 most influential people in London, it has been revealed. Called Progress 1000, the list records the people “who...
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Difficult market conditions to blame for CIELA failure, says founding agent
Kristjan Byfield, one of the founding agents of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agent (CIELA) says the organisation was launched at the wrong time and that it would have been more...
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Online and hybrid estate agents are ‘good for the industry’, says Andrews boss
David Westgate gets his long-service award from Andrews’ Chairman Jim Glover The industry should recognise that online and hybrid estate agents are a “positive threat” and the traditional agents who...
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Gazumping to be outlawed? Government to consider buyer lock-ins
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has launched another call for evidence, this time as part of a government push to reform the buying process which could see gazumping outlawed. Just days after...
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