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New interest-free loan scheme for first-time buyers set up

Scottish Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville says the First Homes Fund will offer first-time buyers £10,000 towards a deposit.

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Landlord income up 23% but arrears are significant

Managing risk and the right portfolio structures are vital in keeping rental properties profitable, says LegalforLandlords’ Sim Sekhon.

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Simplify Right to Rent guidance, urges Propertymark

Agents need clearer guidance and practical tools to help them comply with Right to Rent rules.

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Tenants blocked from buying, warns leading agent

Rupal Patel, of Winkworth, says tenants are faced with the prospect of renting for longer and maybe for life.

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PRICE ANALYSIS: How AI interprets town and city data

Property market expert, Kate Faulkner, asked AI to present available data on town and city house price changes, and this is the result.

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UniHomes scores +61 NPS as letting agents back the platform

Student lettings platform, UniHomes, reveals an impressive Net Promoter Score following partner agent survey.

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ENTRY GUIDANCE: The good, the bad and the award-worthy

From impressive growth stats to unsupported claims and missing evidence, here’s how the judges sort the wheat from the chaff at The Negotiator Awards.

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Bank decision on interest rates this week

The Bank of England is expected to hold the Bank Rate at 3.75% again for fifth time in a row.

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Beresfords saddles up to celebrate team success

Essex property group Beresfords brought together 175 colleagues for a Wild West-themed night to celebrate its standout performers.

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Landlord fined £5,600 for property repair failures

The Clitheroe landlord pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an improvement notice and was fined a total of £5,601.54.

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Landmark launches ‘reform ready’ sales packs

The data company is helping agents prepare for the homebuying reforms and to deliver faster transactions, says Chief Executive Simon Brown.

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Cities with the busiest lettings agents are revealed

Lettings stock "varies dramatically" across the country, according to Sim Sekhon, Group Chief Executive at Propoly.

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First-time buyer demand drops amid supply shortage

Yopa’s Verona Frankish says first-time buyers are actively looking to enter the market when the right opportunities are available.

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Andy Burnham rules out scrapping Stamp Duty

The Prime Minister is reported to have been a fan of a scheme to replace Council Tax and Stamp Duty.

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Rents have already increased since Renters’ Rights Act – Chestertons

Landlords are giving themselves some leeway as they cannot accept over the asking rent, says Chestertons' Katinka Hill.

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