Your weekend roundup of news, views and analysis

COURTS: Landlord wins 'important' appeal in rent to rent case

Amlendu Kumar wins appeal in what a leading property lawyer says is an "important new decision" affecting rent-to-rent agreements and rent repayment orders.

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Number of former rental properties for sale rises as CGT changes loom

Research by Rightmove among its listings shows the proportion of former rented properties within the market rising to 18%.

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New workers' rights shake-up to impact estate agencies

Employees working for property businesses will be able to claim unfair dismissal from day one of a new job, under a new government bill.

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Airbnb 'won't take down illegally-sublet listings' claims landlord

The short-lets giant has not taken down a listing despite being informed that the Central London property is being illegally sublet, it is claimed.

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Huge rise in number of sales fall-throughs reported

Homebuyers are still struggling with higher mortgage rates and so more and more sales are falling through says Moverly’s Gemma Young.

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Estate agent duo recognised for sales success at global event

Mark Buchanan and Amie Brooks, both of whom work within the eXp UK network, flew to the gala estate agent event in Miami.

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Bill to ban Section 21 evictions published – industry reaction

The Government takes its first step towards scrapping Section 21 'no fault' evictions with the first reading in Parliament of the Renters' Rights Bill.

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Airbnb set to compete with lettings agents for longer rentals

Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky says the company is eyeing longer-term rentals as a lucrative new area of business, putting his firm soon in direct competition with some agents.

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LSL Estate Agency Franchising expands service offering

MD Paul Hardy announces strategic partnership with B-hive Block Management to boost franchisees' growth potential.

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Walsall is consulting on plans that will force both the owners of smaller Houses in Multiple Occupation to apply for planning permission.

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Rents set to rocket 18% as demand outstrips supply says big agency

Savills says there will be some 'brakes' on rental prices, especially in London, but overall the demand will far outstrip supply.

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Decade of dedication for The Propertymark Trust

Veteran estate agency manager and property consultant, John Oakley, is celebrating 10 years as trustee of The Propertymark Trust.

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HOUSE PRICE ANALYSIS: It's looking up!

Although we are still waiting for some property market forecasts to come in, Kate Faulkner says the summary is looking good.

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Foxtons makes surprise move into London commuter towns with acquisitions

The London-based agent has spent some £12m buying two estate agencies, one in Reading and the other in Watford, both bought from private shareholders.

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'Criminal’ landlord trio hit with huge £450k HMO fine

A group of three West Northants landlords have together been fined a total of £452,796 for a series of unlicensed and unsafe HMOs.

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AGENT BLOG: After Scotland's rent cap lifted, guess what happened next?

Nicky Lloyd of ESPC Lettings in Edinburgh reflects on the rental market in Scotland six months after a rent cap and ban on evictions were scrapped.

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Stamp Duty hike to ‘damage’ rental market warn auctioneers

2% rise in budget for SDLT will lead to investors exiting the market, reduce supply and push up rents says NAVA.

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Guild reports 'thousands of referrals' via network

Guild of Property Professionals chief Iain McKenzie says its referral system has generated 2,086 referrals for its network since the start of the year.

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COLUMN: Here's how digital marketing will change in 2025 for estate agents

From AI to local marketing, voice search to video, marketing expert Nelly Berova looks ahead to the digital marketing trends that will have an impact on estate agency businesses in 2025.

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FINALLY: a novel with an estate agent as its hero!

There are so many books whose main characters are doctors, lawyers and police officers, but this one has a high street estate agent as its centre.

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Spray foam blighting sales as mortgage firms reject applications says BBC

Five major banks and building societies have told the BBC they will turn down loans for homes with spray foam insulation.

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INDUSTRY REACTION: Labour to end leasehold and enact RoPA report

Matthew Pennycook has made the promises within a statement within which he said commonhold will soon become 'default' tenure.

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Warning as letting agents face 'financial sanctions' rules next year

The move will be confusing for agents some of whom will be covered by AML rules but all must comply with new financial sanction rules, says Nathan Emerson.

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Shadow Housing Minister to speak at The Negotiator Conference & Expo

Founder of Hunters and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake is announced as keynote speaker at next Friday's major industry event.

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