Your weekend roundup of top news

Purplebricks considers sale as instructions plummet and £20m losses loom

The agency may soon hang its own For Sale board up after instructions took a nosedive and it wrote off a further £1.2 million.

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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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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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Agent 'not at fault' after Russian landlords forced to repay rent<br />

Two Russians who can't travel to UK are 'fined' £6k plus costs for renting out a property without the correct paperwork within Brent's selective licensing area.

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Landmark case signals new wave of Japanese knotweed litigation<br />

Court of Appeal has backed a homeowners' bid for compensation after the weed spread from a neighbour's property into his garden.

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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

 

Click here to read The Negotiator Magazine – February 2023 issue – yours to read now.

OTM relief after 'small number' of agents sell shares

The challenger portal has lined up founding agents to voice their support after investors sold more than 3 million shares.

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Propertymark hits back at claim it let agents down over EPC rules<br />

The trade body says it has done everything it can to persuade the Government that new regulations must be realistic and workable.

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WEEKEND LONG READ: How to keep your good staff on board

Finding new staff in a tight labour market is hard enough but you have to work at keeping them too. Richard Reed has some expert advice.

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Public perception of Purplebricks brand sags as Savills soars

Savills has been awarded Business Superbrands status for the 16th year running and sees the global business rated top in the real estate and advisers category.

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Estate agent warns of 'mass exodus' as EPC deadline nears

Jason Davies of Davies Properties in West Yorkshire says landlords will not spend thousands upgrading properties.

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