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Belvoir confident 3.3m EU nationals will stay after Brexit
Property franchise giant Belvoir says the EU referendum vote last year failed to impact its business, unlike many of its rivals. It also believes that the 3.3m EU nationals living in the UK will...
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First ever digital exchange of contracts about to take place
The first ever fully digital contract preparation and signing process for a house sale is about to be completed in London and will be the first step in a “huge” revolution in the way home sales are...
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Property prices: Are TV series worth all the drama?
When a TV drama announced that it’s going to film in an area, it can be exciting for local estate agents and good for property prices. Or at least that’s the theory. As well as the thrill of famous...
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Parents paying £52k extra for homes in Outstanding primary school areas
Agents are used to parents quizzing them endlessly about properties for sale within the catchment areas of the best local outstanding primary schools. And now a price has been put on this fixation....
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ASA rejects complaints about property buying agency flyer
A flier circulated in Manchester by a national property buying agency designed to resemble a red and white Post Office ‘missed delivery’ card can be used again following two recently complaints from...
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Number of landlords setting up limited companies rises nearly four-fold
The number of landlords setting up limited companies to run their businesses through has increased dramatically as the April 6th tax relief deadline looms, it has been claimed. Lender Mortgages for...
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Has Purplebricks own ‘commisery’ report backfired?
Purplebricks has moved into attack mode once more and produced a ‘commisery’ report that it says proves traditional agents are “out of touch, out of date and leaving millions out of pocket. But it’s...
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Proptech student rental app wins £185k funding in 24 hours
A new app that claims to “revolutionise” the way students find and choose homes to rent has raised £185,827 for its proptech developer within 24 hours of launching on a crowdfunding site. SPCE, which...
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Minister comes down hard on rogue letting agents and landlords with £30k fines
The government has published details of a tough new system of civil penalties to tackle rogue letting agents and landlords. From today onwards these enable local housing authorities to issues fines to...
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Stamp Duty deadline for landlords creates glut in property rental market
A glut of homes created by last year’s landlord rush to buy before the extra ‘second home’ Stamp Duty kicked in has slowed down the rental market significantly, it has been claimed. In the UK letting...
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Leading independent agent vents outrage at yesterday’s Purplebricks ‘report’
Perry Power (pictured, right), a founding member of the Charter for Independent Estate Agents (CIELA), says he is “outraged” by a Purplebricks report published yesterday which claims that millions of...
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Lettings fees will be banned says DCLG
Lettings fees are set to disappear. The Government has announced its intention to introduce a total ban on all lettings fees. Letting agencies across the UK will not be able to charge any fees to...
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How much will agents lose when letting agent fees ban kicks in?
It’s a figure much discussed within the consultation document published on Friday setting out the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG’s) plans to introduced a letting agent fees ban....
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Leading conveyancing firm MyHomeMove snaps up rival
Leicester-based Conveyancing industry giant MyHomeMove just got bigger following its purchase of rival Advantage Property Lawyers, based in Leeds. MyHomeMove, which claims to be the largest...
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Over half of tenants CHOOSE to rent, says survey
If you are annoyed by the constant government narrative that all those who rent are unhappy, failed home owners denied the delights of bricks and mortar by high house prices and unhelpful lenders, then...
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Franchisees win a £15k car before even opening their Belvoir branch
A couple from South West London who are about to start-up a franchised branch of Belvoir on their local high street have received an unexpected boost to their fledgling business. Chantelle Harris, who...
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UK to set up world’s first property register of properties owned by foreign...
The government has announced plans to introduced a nationwide register of foreign companies that own properties in the UK in a bid to tackle corruption. In what is claimed to be a world first, the...
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CIELA members gather to plan data blitz that will rival corporates
The inaugural meeting of all the founder and regional members of the Charter for Independent Estate Agents (CIELA) is taking place in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester today. The organisation says the...
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Website that enables tenants to rate landlords and agents goes live
A Bristol-based website that claims to be a TripAdvisor for tenants by enabling them to rate landlords, letting agents and property has gone live with ambitions to launch in the US, Australia and New...
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Savills snaps up Buckinghamshire independent
Savills is on the acquisition trail again after a three-month gap following its purchase of Marlow, Buckinghamshire independent estate agent Granville Residential, taking its number of offices in the...
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