Propertymark departure | Builders investigated | Challenger portal launch




Propertymark promises transparency over Christopher Hamer's sudden departure

Trade association is keen to keep a lid on bad publicity after its three key executives announce their departure within weeks of each other.

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Four major house builders under investigation for leasehold mis-selling

Five months after saying it would look into the scandal, the CMA says the firms to be probed are Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey.

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Challenger portal sets out its stall ahead of 21st September industry launch

OpenBrix claims to help agents make £125,000 a year on average for branches signing 40 tenancies a month, but will agents adapt to its new model?

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Homes selling within a week of being listed jump by 125% to highest in ten years

Rightmove says surge in offers being made on freshly-marketed properties is in part down to the March stamp duty holiday headline.

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UK's only proptech exhibition drops a crucial word from its title... proptech!

The FUTURE Proptech show, held each April in London, has merged with a commercial technology platform called CREtech as the sector swings towards commercial.

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New issue out now – available to all to read

The UK's only trade magazine for the estate and letting agency industry has published for September – read it online now!

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