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Leading short lets firm in Brighton closes it doors owing ‘tens of thousands’

Kemptown-based Brighton Holiday Homes has ceased trading leaving landlords and dozens of holiday makers substantially out of pocket.

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Clampdown on money laundering via property ramps up in London

The owners of three more properties bought for £80m in Central London must now explain where their money came from or face having them confiscated.

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Fees ban: why is the whole industry being punished for a few rogue agents?

Hunters CEO Glynis Frew says the tenant fees ban is unfair to the industry and is sceptical that it will achieve its intended aims.

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Hybrid agents will never crack the prime London market, claims buyer

Simon Barnes says the expertise needed to buy and sell property in the Capital's prime and super-prime streets cannot be provided by online agents.

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Ron Dennis wins planning for mega-basement garage

The McLaren founder has recently won another victory – planning permission for a 230-foot subterranean garage beneath his mansion in Surrey to house his supercar collection.

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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva; font-weight: bold;">Regional report</span>


Each month we visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their local market. This month we meet members of the Guild of Property Professionals in Hertfordshire and Kent.

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