Rent arrears help announced, plus the week's top stories

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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Legal claims over Japanese Knotweed up by a quarter on previous year<br />

Experts warn against trying to hide the presence of the pernicious plant – and warn that thorough checks should be carried out.

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BREAKING: £65m rent arrears package announced for struggling tenants<br />

Landlords and letting agents with tenants in arrears are to be helped via a new £65 million rent fund announced by the Government today.

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The Negotiator magazine – out now!

The October edition of the trade magazine for the estate and lettings industry is published and available for you to read now – in print and digitally on desktop and mobile.

 

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AllAgents hooks up with Google Reviews to offer ‘game changer’<br />

Reviews platform launches initiative that enables agents to manage their public reviews on both platforms from one console.

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Expanding independent estate agency reveals two MORE former Spicerhaart arrivals<br />

Cambridgeshire and Essex firm Hockeys is making a habit of persuading its rival's staff to join the company's virtual office-based expansion.

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Lettings agencies fined £225,000 as council clamps down on illegal practices<br />

 

Property firms have paid the sum out collectively in fines over the past three years within Tower Hamlets.

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Minister stalls once more on bringing in RoPA recommendations as Lords fume

Frustration was clear in Lords as minister was grilled on both his failure to implement RoPA, or ability to reveal next steps.

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Call for self-employed hybrid agency ‘staff’ to join class action group

If successful, it is estimated that former self-employed agents from firms such as Purplebricks and YOPA could be owed approximately £20 million collectively.

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Leaders Romans Group offers best work-life balance, says UK poll

Platform Glassdoor says a national poll of agents puts the agency Leaders Romans at the top of many people's employment wish-list.

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