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Most vendors care most about speed of sale and getting asking price, not fees

Research by a consumer advice website claims that most sellers care little about the advantages promoted by online and hybrid agencies.

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Rise of the tyre-kickers – huge extent of online property ‘ghosting’ revealed

Survey reveals that half of the UK population peruse online property at least once a week usually to snoop on nearby properties or those belonging to celebrities.

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Gazumping is back as competition hots up in reviving housing markets

Phil Spencer says phenomenon is also result of low stock in many cities including Sheffield, Maidstone and Cambridge.

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Historic firm facing administration snapped up by regional rival

Wright Marshall has been bought by Barnsley-based Petty Estate Agents, which has hired a leading NW industry figure to run the company.

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Tale of two housing markets – London drops as rest of UK grows

Latest Nationwide house price index shows continuing reductions in London but modest rises outside in the rest of the country.

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<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva;">Fit to live in? Raising living standards in rented homes</span>


The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, says Jane Dockeray, PSL Counsel at Hogan Lovells, provides a real and achievable direct route of redress for tenants living in substandard conditions.

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