Senior figures grilled in Parliament, Labour to ban office conversions, house sales jump

Reapit reveals its global and tech ambitions with first CTO appointment

Software market leader says new appointment reflects its desire to be more 'proptech' and extend its global reach beyond the UK and Australia.

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Code of conduct needed for letting agents and landlords, says Hunters CEO

Glynis Frew was one of several senior lettings industry figures asked yesterday by MPs how to stop landlords discriminating against tenants in receipt of benefits.

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Corbyn’s latest idea: Ban ‘Permitted Development’ conversion of offices into flats

The Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey says too many of these 'PD' apartment blocks are sub-standard and often in business parks.

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Is it the recovery? House sales rise by 6.8% year-on-year during March

Government figures suggest that a continuing boom in first-time buyer activity is helping drive up the number of transactions.

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Media headlines such as, “Hopes that the property market has a spring in its step” or “Housing market worst for 20 years” may capture eyeballs, says Kate Faulkner, but successful agents use the data behind the headlines to win business.

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