Your weekend roundup of top news and features

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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Winkworth reveals weak results as it struggles to repeat post-Covid success

The company recorded 2022 revenue and pre-tax profits that were higher than 2019 figures, but down compared to the previous year.

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'Six out of 10 landlords to sell due to EPC upgrade'<br />

UK's largest mortgage broker says many BTL landlords fear upgrade costs will be too much  to bear financially despite rumoured deadline extension.

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Government ‘looking to destroy’ private rented sector, says association leader<br />

Comments come during episode of The Home Stretch podcast from The Guild in which CEO Iain McKenzie chats to Ben Beadle about rented sector.

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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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Housing market 'isn’t as bad as the media is portraying'<br />

Comment is made by Spectre as it launches quarterly report, with forecasts showcasing data from the first quarter of 2023.

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Tenant 'squeeze' set to continue says leading prime lettings agency

Fine & Country chief points to data showing PRS stock that remains static but demand that's been building ever since Covid faded away.

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BLOG: 'Why reservation fees ARE the way forward for property sales'<br />

Expert Tim Main from PiP Vault responds to Nigel Lewis's article on the industry's conveyancing problems within the latest Negotiator magazine.

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Gove gathers industry leaders to prepare way for renting reforms

Housing secretary has invited ten representatives from property sector including letting agencies, landlords and property managers for an audience.

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OPINION: My personal experience of our preposterous home-buying system

Nigel Lewis recently set Twitter alight with a personal rant about the house buying and selling transaction.

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FEATURE: Tenant referencing gets tough

Lisa Isaacs explores how modern tenant referencing is evolving to keep pace with fraudulent, two-faced tenants.

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