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Rightmove given green light to buy tenant referencing and landlord insurance firm

Purchase of Van Mildert for £20 million gives Rightmove a major foothold in the private rental market along with its tenant passport platform.

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Told you so! Record number of agents report rising rents after fees ban

ARLA says 63% of the agents it canvassed reported landlords are increasing rents to recoup the extra running costs following the ban.

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Another extension? Not Brexit – Housing Secretary pledges radical change to planning laws

Robert Jenrick reveals proposals to enable homeowners to add a two-storey extension to a detached home without planning permission.

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What the big housing beasts said yesterday at the Conservative conference

The Negotiator sums up all the important announcements made yesterday by three different ministers at the conference in Manchester.

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Brexit uncertainty has reduced sales transactions by up to 42% in London

Leading building society says Brexit has hit the region which voted most solidly to remain the hardest along with several of its satellite commuter towns.

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What does the future hold for leasehold properties?

Leaseholds have hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons with stories of buyers trapped in contracts with escalating costs. Kim Derbyshire, Senior Associate, SAS Daniels’ residential property team, discusses the future of the leasehold sector.

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