Off-plan plummets | Broadband issue | High rise dilemma

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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Infamous landlord jailed for letting hazardous and rat-infested properties

Martin Ambler, who owned properties in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover is behind bars after Judge takes no nonsense approach.

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UK housing has a big internet problem warns leading estate agency<br />

Cluttons highlights how 30% of homes still lack decent internet speeds and that much work is needed to get whole network up to scratch.

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Off-plan property sales plummet as 'investors back out'

New research from Hamptons shows off-plan sales at lowest level in 10 years, and only a fifth bought by investors.

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Agents struggling with high rise properties after conveyancers pull plug

The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces new duties for the management of fire and building safety in high-rise residential buildings from 1st April 2023.

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The May 2023 issue is published – online for you to read now. Just click and flip!<br />

In this month's issue:

 

• The Negotiator Awards open for entry – read the ten compelling reasons why you should enter.

 

• Website content – get it right and win business.

 

• Property auctions – it's never been easier to offer auction.

 

• Lead generation and capture – just plug it in and switch it on.

 

• Agent interview: it's a Way of Life –  we meet a leading Build to Rent property manager.

 

• Plus: latest national house price analysis; hybrid agents, best ways to blog, charity efforts, The Ombudsman Files, agency and supplier news and much more. 

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Traditional north-south divide in London sales market narrowing<br />

House sales and price growth in South London outstrip the north side of the capital as the gap grows smaller.

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The Negotiator Awards are open for entry!

The UK's leading awards programme for estate and letting agents and suppliers is now open for entries. Register now to start your entry process.

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COMMENT: Can you have your cake and eat it?

Consultant Adam Walker says trying to represent both sides of a transaction is unethical and a simple conflict of interest.

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