£1.4m settlement | More complaints | HMO licensing

OnTheMarket's free Sprift appraisal service goes live<br />

Agents listing on the portal can now create white-labelled Market Appraisal reports for any of the UK's 28 million properties.

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Developer and agency owner to hand over £1.4 million to former partner<br />

Shaun Collins, who started out in the property industry working for Winkworth, has lost his battle with Nicola Oberman.

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Eight estate agencies sign up to use Goodlord platform in one go

All estate agencies within Lomond Group are to use the platform and its app, standardising their lettings service across 20,000 properties.

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FEATURE: Money launderers spread to the regions

Property fraudsters and money launderers are not just a London problem – agents across the UK are at risk, as Richard Reed discovers.

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Complaints about estate agents jumped by a third in 2020, says TPO

Ombudsman says part of the reason is that its new portal makes it easier to make contact and begin complaints process.

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Key London borough proposes huge HMO licensing push

Agents and landlords in the area face significant additional and admin costs if the proposed borough-wide additional licensing scheme gets the green light.

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FEATURE: Making Tax Digital. Sounds boring. It's not, because it <em>will</em> affect you...

April 2023 is a long way away, but not if you're talking about HMRC's new reg to make all self-employed people (agents, landlords...) declare their tax online.

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