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Estate agencies on alert as watchdog investigates fake reviews

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking at whether some major companies have broken consumer law.

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House-hunter enquiries slump 13% in March, Zoopla warns

Uncertainty about the economic situation created by war in the Middle East has hit buyer confidence, says research chief, Richard Donnell.

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Two thirds of agencies prepare to raise sales fees this year

New report reveals that industry is getting fed up with 'race to the bottom' as higher NI and other costs eat into their profits.

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New EPC rental benchmarks "unlikely to succeed", says NRLA

If the Government doesn’t address the retrofitting skills gap, its changes to energy efficiency benchmarks are unlikely to succeed, says Ben Beadle, CEO of the NRLA.

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Buyers 'unaware of financial pitfalls' in shared ownership

The National Audit Office warns that many people enter into shared ownership without understanding all the risks.

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Welsh estate agency eyes English expansion after latest acquisition

The Blackbear agency, headed by Jamie Barnett, has six branches and has grown via both cold starts and acquisition in Wales since launching in 2024.

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LAUNCH: New AI platform aims to prevent property chain collapse

XchangeHero.com has launched new software that aims to spot and solve potential problems in a property chain before the deal falls though. 

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