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Brutal industry reaction as Purplebricks looks for 'new ownership structure'

When Purplebricks announced on Friday it was looking for a buyer it didn’t take long for the knives – and jokes – to come out. Industry reaction has been both funny and brutal.

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Sunak appoints replacement for housing minister - sixth in a year!<br />

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a DLUHC minister to take over from Lucy Frazer, who was promoted to the Cabinet.

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Belvoir Group reports record revenue after £4 million jump

Revenue at the Group increased to a record £33.5 million from £29.6 million in 2021 buoyed by an increase on rents on new tenancies increasing by 10.8% during 2022.


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£10k fight launched to stop rent cap and eviction moratorium in Scotland

Landlords and agents are urged to back a crowdfunding effort to fund a judicial review against the country's damaging rental sector policies. 

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Doors closing: housing market on HS2 rail route hit by 'uncertainty'<br />

Research by Hamptons reveals house sales and prices are being adversely affected by construction of the High Speed 2 train link between London and Birmingham.

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Zoopla returns to TV for Spring campaign to lift property market<br />

The No.2 portal kicks off its latest advertising effort on Bank Holiday Monday which will run for 16 weeks across most big channels including TV, video on demand, digital and socials.

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The April 2023 issue of The Negotiator Magazine is published! It's yours to read now, just click and flip!

52 pages of interviews, market analysis, industry news and products and services for estate and letting agents. Free to read – just click below.

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Property market returns to 'normal' with strong demand during March

So says the latest research from TwentyEA revealing 70% of property listed in the first 12 weeks of 2023 went on to a sale , the same as the pre-Covid 2019.

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Property fall-through rate slows, but total bill tops £1,000,000

New statistics from the House Buyer Bureau show collapsed sales dipped at the end of last year, but the annual rate was still up.

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COMMENT: The housing transaction is not fit for purpose

Nigel Lewis starts a Twitter storm over a personal experience of conveyancing disfunction. 

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