Your roundup of this week's hot stories from The Neg




Housing charity attacks industry over its tenant fees claim

Shelter says ARLA's claim that ban is pushing up rents is 'absurd' and 'scaremongering' but latest RICS data backs Propertymark up.

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Guess who owns the website for Purplebricks’ new ‘totally sold’ tagline

Step forward Russell Quirk, who has owned the domain name and applied for the trademark in 2013 when launching emoov.

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Cutting stamp duty would increase transactions by 40%, claims agent

Ludgrove Property in London says its financial modelling suggests that a 36% reduction in stamp duty would generate an extra £9 billion for the exchequer.

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Dangers of giving ‘advice’ on stamp duty revealed in £30,000 mortgage case

Couple who were told they would not be liable for the extra 3% stamp duty on second homes during mortgage application win compensation from broker.

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Two tenants successfully refuse to pay contract renewal fee to letting agent

CJ Hole agrees to let them renew their contract without paying a £90 renewal fee even though the company still has the legal right to do so.

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Guest blog: ‘How Webbers changed its mind on alternative deposits’

Senior player at SW estate agency Webbers explores the process of going from not liking, to embracing, the emerging tech-driven world of deposit alternatives.

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