Your weekend roundup of top news and views

Housing market holds firm despite increasing global uncertainty, Rightmove claims

Rightmove’s Colleen Babcock says it is too early to tell what effect the crisis in the Gulf might have on the property market.

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New Renters' Rights Act document must be given to tenants

The Information Sheet is aimed at helping private landlords and their letting agents in England understand what they need to do under the Renters' Rights Act.

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Landmark gas safety eviction case goes to Court of Appeal

Appeal case is about more than one eviction, it is about whether landlords can bypass vital safety obligations, says solicitor Manjinder Kaur Atwal.

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Northern Ireland is UK’s "hottest" market, claims leading property group

Homes in Northern Ireland are finding buyers at a pace that would have been inconceivable a few years ago, according to boss of Garrington Property Finders.

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Hundreds of high-end properties to flood London market after collapse of shadow bank

Properties in Mayfair, Belgravia, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Fitzrovia, Marylebone and Nine Elms are to be sold by administrators.

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Tories launch petition calling for Stamp Duty to be scrapped on main homes

Ollie Marshall of Prime Purchase supports the initiative saying removing Stamp Duty would be transformative as it is one of the UK’s most ‘toxic taxes’.

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HMRC reveals first 118,000 landlords to face new tax reporting system

But officials also say landlords who fail to report rent income and expenses on time over next 12 months won't – initially – be fined for tardiness.

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Haart offers wannabe agent interview and drops 'car too old' policy

The agency is to interview Alanah Thompson French for a trainee sales negotiator job despite originally saying her vehicle wasn't new enough.

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