Mandatory licensing of HMOs to be extended down to bungalows
Monday, November 9, 2015
The mandatory HMO licensing regime is to be extended to two-storey homes and even bungalows, while there will have to be minimum bedroom sizes.
It eff...
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eMoov sticks to claim that it achieves 99% of asking price
Monday, November 9, 2015
Readers have been casting doubt as to whether online agent eMoov really does achieve 99% of asking price.
However, eMoov has completely refuted their ...
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Lenders say one in three homes are being bought with cash
Friday, November 6, 2015
Roughly one in three homes are bought with cash – the highest level for over 60 years.
Both the number and proportion of cash purchases have been clim...
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High street agents come under fire over long tie-in contracts
Friday, November 6, 2015
High street estate agents have come under fire for not letting sellers switch agents more easily.
By contrast, online agents are highlighted for allow...
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OnTheMarket blamed in latest ‘open letter’ for drop in sales and instructions
Monday, November 2, 2015
In an attack on OnTheMarket, estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings has blamed the new portal for the decline in sales volumes and new instructions.
R...
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Fight is on to stop landlords being automatically criminalised by Right to Rent
Monday, November 2, 2015
Strong concerns have been expressed in the Commons that landlords – or their agents – would automatically be committing an offence if told by the Home...
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Bank warns that London’s property market is world’s biggest housing bubble
Friday, October 30, 2015
A new report warns that London’s property market is at huge risk of being a bubble.
Based on past experience, the bubble is 95% likely to burst within...
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Martin & Co looks set to outdo Foxtons on the stock market
Friday, October 30, 2015
If you were a punter on the stock market, which shares would you have picked two years ago – Martin & Co or Foxtons?
Both launched on the stock market...
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Zoopla first, Rightmove second – that is how the public sees it, says new research
Thursday, October 29, 2015
New research claims that Zoopla has maintained its lead amongst all property portals in the UK for national consumer brand awareness – ahead of awaren...
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Police in hunt for criminals look for ‘sting’ rental properties
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Here is one possible solution for landlords and agents stuck with void properties.
But is it something you would consider doing? Letting out propertie...
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