Your weekend roundup of top stories

Accidental landlords ‘will not have to pay cladding remediation costs’

Housing secretary decides to include landlords with one or two properties within the £4bn fund scheme, but not those with larger portfolios.

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Estate agency launches first UK property EVER to be sold in real and meta worlds

Hampton Hall in Surrey, which is on the market at £29 million, is being sold both as a physical home but also an NFT in the digital 'metaverse'.

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Romans amends lettings contracts following TPO adjudication and award to landlord<br />

Estate agency chain alters its paperwork after landlord wins compensation over 'misleading' wording called out by TPO and Trading Standards.

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Former Purplebricks Territory Owner reveals all about why she quit to join eXp<br />

Claire Hughes remembers the excitement of Purplebricks' early years, and her disappointment with the culture change after the Bruces left.

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<br />The Negotiator February 2022 issue is published – read it now, online.

Your monthly trade mag is online for you to read – 44 pages of comment, features, product news and advice. 

This month we focus on tenant deposits and inventories and ways to make them less of a pain to manage, plus a host of ideas for driving new revenues, without any additional effort. Too good to be true? Read on...

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Landlords shunning older properties as minimum EPC band law looms

Over half of investors are looking for upgraded older properties or newbuilds as huge cost of EPC upgrades hits the market.

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Leading agency probing ‘drug taking’ at branch seen in TikTok video

KFH announces probe into staff behaviour last week at its West Hampstead branch following the firm's annual online awards bash.

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