Your round-up of the week's top news

Regional report

Each month we visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their local market. This month we meet members of the Guild of Property Professionals in Cheshire, Surrey and London.

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Budget announced for March 11th but will Javid deliver on stamp duty?

Chancellor of the Exchequer says he wants to deliver on election tax promises, which included removing duty on sales under £500k.

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Are you ready? New Anti Money Laundering rules go live.

Extra AML responsibilities for letting agencies become law this week after being passed by Parliament just before Xmas.

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Tide turns against Airbnb as Scotland and Bristol move to regulate

The huge increase in Airbnb properties being made available by landlords on short-lets platforms has prompted politicians to take action.

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

Current and vague official tenancy agreement used by many lettings agents will be updated to give landlords fewer reasons to reject tenants with moggs or dogs.

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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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Too many negotiators ‘hide behind emails’

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

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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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