Your weekend roundup of top news




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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Report slams agents, landlords and portals for rising criminal activity in PRS

'Journeys in the Shadow Private Rented Sector' shines a light on the largely invisible world of harassment, violence and scams faced by poorer tenants

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Leading property industry high flyer joins the gentry (and a £315m fortune)

34-year-old Lucy Yorke-Long has married the Marquess of Worcester at a Covid-restricted wedding at his family seat, Badminton.

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Keller Williams hires former Countrywide and Knight Frank heavyweight

Simon Leadbetter is to lead the marketing charge at Keller Williams as it attempts to reach 100 hubs and 1,000 agents in the UK.

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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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OnTheMarket is first portal to appoint a former estate agent as its CEO

Jason Tebb has been revealed as the portal's new boss bringing with him 20 years in the property and estate agency industry.

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