Pet overhaul | Valuations 'fraud' | 2020 predictions




Government to overhaul model tenancy to encourage landlords to accept pet-owning tenants

The current and vague official tenancy agreement used by many lettings agents will be updated to give landlords fewer reasons to reject tenants with pets.

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‘It’s time to stop estate agents over-valuing homes to gain instructions’

Claim is made by former eMoov boss and now PR man Russell Quirk, who says the practice is 'tantamount to fraud' and should be stopped.

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Property predictions: will 2020 be a ‘Boris bounce’ year?

The new decade is starting with bags of optimism following the General Election. But does it point to a 'turning point' year for property?

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Senior property sector figure given OBE in New Year’s Honours list

Professor Paddy Gray works for a wide range of property and housing organisations including Safeagent and Propertymark.

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Too many negotiators ‘hide behind emails’

The claim is made by a senior Cambridgeshire agent Gavin Human as he joins independent Hockeys after a corporate career.

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Restrictive covenants – what can be done?


Emma Humphreys, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP discusses an application to discharge or modify restrictions on the use of their property.

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