New towns ditched | Building target doubts

New towns ditched | Building target doubts | Unfair agency fees

Plans for five new towns are ditched, Minister confirms

Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, the housing and planning minister Matthew Pennycook confirmed that the number of proposed sites has been reduced.

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Government needs 'laser focus' to meet housebuilding target, industry figures warn

Industry figures said the Government must have a 'laser focus' on housebuilding after it announced plans to build seven new towns.

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Home sellers say agency fees 'unfair' in new poll

A quarter of property vendors said they were unhappy about being charged for premium listings and upgrades.

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Letting agents risk big fines by failing simple CMP rules

Random checks on 200 agency websites found that 62% were not displaying CMP certificates and could fall foul of Trading Standards.

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Large agency fined for under-paying staff

Starkings & Watson, based in East Anglia, must pay employees £1,357 after failing to given them at least the minimum wage.

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AGENT: New office 'not supposed to look like a traditional branch'

Boss of Vita in NW London says latest office is designed to look like a café crossed with an interiors showroom.

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Winkworth snaps up 35-year-old independent estate agency

Peter Clarke set up his eponymous estate agency with his two sons in 1991 but the company, which is an LLP, has now been sold for an undisclosed sum.

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