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Prolific and criminal sub-letter jailed for seven years

Chinese national and illegal immigrant Feng Xu ran an empire of 446 properties that he sub-let to criminal gangs running brothels and cannabis farms.

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Housesimple has enough to keep going for ‘foreseeable future’ despite less cash in the bank

Hybrid agency's results cover period prior to the launch of its 'free to list' property marketing service.

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Goodbye crabs! Latest Zoopla TV campaign to break on Boxing Day

The campaign is to feature two different 30-second TV adverts targeting first time buyers with voice-overs by actress and stand-up comedian Diane Morgan.

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London agency launches major advertising push to catch post-Xmas rush

Nine-branch James Pendleton is rolling out the campaign across its car fleet, new website, poster advertising and via online ads.

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Parking spaces – where to draw the line


A landlord’s rather simple solution to a shared parking area, led to a referral for adjudication by Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman (TPO).

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LATEST: OnTheMarket buys 20% share in lettings platform Teclet for £797k

OTM also has an option to buy the rest of the company for £1.5 million at a later date and also clear Teclet's considerable debts.

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