Tenant fees bill to become law, Khan's rent control plan, Instagram sale first




Mayor of London makes rent controls central plank of re-election bid

Sadiq Khan says he wants to be given greater powers to regulate the capital's private rented housing sector ahead of his 2020 re-election campaign.

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Is this the UK’s first property sale via Instagram?

£320,000 one-bedroom apartment in London believed to be country's first directly-sourced sale via the social media platform.

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Latvian property photos firm wins £1m backing to make agency snappers obsolete

Giraffe360 already has 'significant' number of estate agency customers including Hunters in UK and is moving its HQ to London.

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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Riders on the storm</span>


In this perfect storm of lower transactions and commissions – and a failing online-only model – Joanne Christie says franchising is gaining in popularity.

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<span style="font-size: 18px;">Tenant Fees Bill clears final parliamentary hurdle</span>

A clear majority of MPs vote to push the Tenant Fees Bill through its final debate in the Commons and it will now receive Royal Assent.

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