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Forget to provide an EPC? Then you could be added to rogue database under new proposals

Not providing an EPC or failing to deal with mice are among many reasons the Government is proposing to add a letting agent to its blacklist.

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Estate agent who ‘systematically’ stole £110,000 sentenced to two years in prison

A 53-year-old agent from Yorkshire receives a custodial sentence despite selling his family home to repay victims.

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Catfest: agents and suppliers join the stars at ‘property’s Glastonbury’ to raise £52,607

Action Against Cancer is the beneficiary of Julian and Cat O’Dell’s festival which featured a huge line-up of bands and a celebrity auction.

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Government consults on sweeping eviction reforms despite industry scepticism

Housing secretary James Brokenshire wants to consult on abolishing Section 21 notices and fixed-term tenancies before they are introduced next year.

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ARLA savages London mayor’s latest bid to control rents

Mayor's bid to regulate rents, introduce open-ended tenancies and increase notice periods to four months have been savaged by ARLA.

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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva; font-weight: bold;">Auctions – in the room, on the phone, online…</span>


There’s plenty of noise around the auction process, but is it doing well when it comes to lots listed, lots sold and monies exchanged?

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