Purplebricks agree deal, property confiscation threat, Trading Standards probe CityWest




London council investigates own sales and lettings agency – AGAIN!

CityWest Residential has been probed once more by City of Westminster's own trading standards officers over fees paid when it helps buy back former Right to Buy properties.

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Does the industry lobby effectively enough?<br />

If ever there was a time the property industry needed someone to fight its corner – are punches being thrown effectively?

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Agents risk liability if their software isn’t GDPR ready

Annemarie Proudfoot, Head of Customer Relations at BestAgent explains some key requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on 25th May 2018.

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Spring clean your business finances

Your business's energy bills never seem to get smaller – do they? Well they can if you take some time to review your options for changing supplier, as Claire Osborne of uSwitchforBusiness explains.

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‘Rogue landlords should have their properties confiscated’

Shock recommendation is contained within report by parliamentary Select Committee published today on the private rented sector following three months of scrutiny.

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How did the property portals get so big?

Andrea Kirkby casts a critical eye over how the three big online marketing brands came to be so dominant.

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How is was floored by a new kind of plan

Floor plans are evolving into much more than just black-and white-angular squiggles, as Sheila Manchester found out.

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Purplebricks shareholders vote to sign off £125m Axel Springer deal<br />

Nearly 100% of City investors in the hybrid agency agree to give German media giant's share buy-up the green light.

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Show off your assets

Suzie Pattison, MD of Ravensworth, shares her top five tips for making your brand stand out in a competitive market.

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Stalking Awareness Week launched by Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Charity set up in name of disappeared estate agent to spend this week highlighting the increasing number of stalking cases being investigated by police.

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