BBC targets agents | £30k HMO fine | Reapit launch

Regulation of estate agents under Radio 4 spotlight again

The issue of estate agency licensing is back in the headlines after BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours revisited its fraud expose from December last year.

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Sunak appoints replacement for housing minister - sixth in a year!<br />

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a DLUHC minister to take over from Lucy Frazer, who was promoted to the Cabinet.

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Reshuffle: Another housing minister moves on after a few months

Lucy Frazer, who was appointed as housing minister in October, is now Culture Secretary in Rishi Sunak's Cabinet.

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Belvoir Group reports record revenue after £4 million jump

Revenue at the Group increased to a record £33.5 million from £29.6 million in 2021 buoyed by an increase on rents on new tenancies increasing by 10.8% during 2022.

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Proptech latest: Reapit launches MyAgency client app

Reapit has launched the round the clock client app designed to help agencies win more business and which is fully integrated with the company's AgencyCloud platform.

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Family-run agency landlord fined £30k for HMO breaches<br />

A Liverpool family run agency landlord has been fined £30,000 for failing to obtain licences for two properties housing students.

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The Negotiator Magazine – February 2023 issue – yours to read now

Read the latest edition of The Negotiator Magazine the industry trade magazine for estate and letting agency.

 

In this issue:

 

• Training and staff retention

 

• Latest house prices analysis

 

• Industry leaders' predictions for 2023

 

• Rent controls controversy

 

• Why you should love your solicitor

 

• Cyber crime threat to agency business

 

• Appointments, launches and mergers

 

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House prices 'stabilising' after falls over past two months

The Halifax HPI says prices were static in January as the market settles down after successive drops prompted by the mortgage crisis.

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Sunak appoints replacement for housing minister - sixth in a year!

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a DLUHC minister to take over from Lucy Frazer, who spent just 3 months in the post.

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