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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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Sales at a peak but interest rates threaten rest of year – Zoopla

The tentative recovery in the housing market looks set to weaken due to the Bank of England's pressure on interest rates, according to Zoopla.

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Scrapping mortgage tax relief hike would ease rental supply crisis say landlords<br />

NRLA says Ministers need to put economic reality before political pride and reverse tax cuts to help stem the tide of lost rental suppply.

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Purplebricks given six days to deal with £8.7 million claim or face High Court

Group action claimants represented by Contractors for Justice want their holiday pay, car allowance and pension contributions they say is due to them.

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BLOG: Upfront fees 'skin in the game' would stop fall-throughs

ASAP boss Richard Megson asks whether the time has come for upfront payment from both buyers and sellers as fall through numbers remain high.

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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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New partnership to offer agents digital Right to Rent checks<br />

Goodlord will offer its certified right-to-rent service through the Vouch platform as an add-on to its current referencing checks for users of its platforms. 

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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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FEATURE – Auction is an option

Lisa Isaacs talks to the leading auction houses which work with estate agents and discovers it's never been so easy to partner with an auctioneer.

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