No fault eviction ban softened, shock online agent prediction, three-year tenancies 'unlikely'




Compulsory three-year tenancies ‘unlikely’ to go ahead

Government says there was 'no consensus' among tenants to its consultation on mandatory longer tenancies and that reform of ASTs is likely instead.

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Rightmove sets deadline for agents to stop uploading ‘No DSS’ adverts

Portal says it will begin stripping out lettings adverts featuring potentially discriminatory language at start of May.

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Online estate agents will never achieve more than 10% of market

Prediction is made by Emoov founder and now PR guru Russell Quirk who says hybrid proposition is 'too cheap' and puts off many consumers.

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Government softens blow of ‘no fault’ eviction ban proposals

Landlords will be able to use Section 8 process to regain their properties should they wish to sell it or live in it, it has been announced.

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Hamptons International has partnered with Refill, to prevent plastic pollution at source. Refill aims to make it easier to reuse and refill your water bottle on the go than buy a single-use disposable plastic bottle.

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