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Brutal industry reaction as Purplebricks looks for 'new ownership structure'

When Purplebricks announced on Friday it was looking for a buyer it didn’t take long for the knives – and jokes – to come out. Industry reaction has been both funny and brutal.

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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 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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Rogue landlord given HUGE fine for squalid illegal conversion

Shashibhushan Vyas was fined over £115,500 at Isleworth Crown Court for illegally converting a side extension into a separate unit at his property.

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'Landlords will still leave PRS even if EPC deadline changes' claim agents

An extension to 2028 of the deadline for landlords to achieve a C rating for rented properties, will make little difference, say agents.

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New money laundering plan to crack down on illicit finance

The government launches three-year plan setting out what agents and other businesses should do to crack down on dodgy money, kleptocrats, sanctions evasion and fraud.

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Criminal gang fined £434,000 after duping letting agents

Eight named men and firms have been fined £434,000 collectively for offences after they duped letting agents out of homes that they then turned into illegal HMOs.

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The April 2023 issue of The Negotiator Magazine is published! It's yours to read now, just click and flip!

52 pages of interviews, market analysis, industry news and products and services for estate and letting agents. Free to read – just click below.

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Leading agency enables buyers to 'live virtually' in properties before offer

Arun Estates has launched its Live-in VR Technology across its four brands enabling purchasers to 'try out' properties digitally for three months.

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Coup for eXp as senior figure joins platform to launch estate agency

Linda Taylor has launched her agency on the eXp UK platform after 36 years spent working at corporate and independent high street firms.

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