Labour to 'nationalise' PRS | Agent abandons high st | HMO £30k fine




Labour party to vote on nationalising significant parts of rental market

Conference delegates to consider a motion that will introduce the compulsory purchase of empty homes and blocks owned by institutional investors and management firms.

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Multi-branch agency reveals plan to move away from the high street

Andrew Grant says closure of Redditch branch revealed last week is part of plan to enable its 100 staff to work from home or hubs.

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Countrywide chain Beresford Adams and landlord together fined £30,000 over HMO

Wrexham councils discovers that HMO is unlicensed and that conditions at the property include inadequate fire safety provision.

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Launch of revolutionary new tenant check-out platform just days away

Letting agent Krystjan Byfields convened a dozen of the industry's best-known figures to present his proptech branchild The Depository.

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Building on brownfield is great, but we need to release Green Belt too

UK's most senior planning lawyer has responded to criticism by an estate agent of his call for developers to build on Green Belt land.

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