Your round-up of the week's hot news

Is Axel Springer about to launch takeover bid for Purplebricks?

Substantial stock sell-off by troubled City fund manager Neil Woodford of his share holdings in Purplebricks points to potential future bid.

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Liberal Democrats vote to scrap Section 21

Another attack on the private rented sector, as the Liberal Democrat party conference passes its new policy, 'F44: Protecting Private Tenants'.

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Dramatic pics: Estate agency’s branch closed following explosion

Suspected gas or electrical fire severely damages offices of Chase Buchanan following 'loud boom' but happily company reports no staff were injured.

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Senior Purplebricks player reveals why he left for Keller Williams and why you should follow

Daren Cridge spent nearly four years at Purplebricks but now that the Bruce brothers have left, says he prefers the culture at Keller Williams.

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‘Shop windows’ no longer needed claims estate agency as it closes branch

West Midlands firm Andrew Grant has closed its Redditch branch and said 'when clients need to see us we will visit them, not the other way around'.

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Could you shift these salty Solent sand forts?

Three huge sand forts built in the Solent during the 1860s are being sold by Collier International and Clive Emson auctions.

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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Brexit worries continue to unsettle the market</span>

Designs on Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “For most regions, even the power houses of the Midlands, price growth across all regions bar the North West are below rates of inflation, meaning in real terms house prices are falling.”

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