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It’s time to police Airbnb and other short-lets platforms, says Lord Best

Lord Best, architect of the RoPA proposals that will see the property industry fully regulated by 2022, says such a huge housing sector can no longer carry on unsupervised.

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Estate agency fined £40k after admitting nine counts under unfair practices law

Meridian Estate Agents in Bournemouth was charged in March with 11 counts but has now been fined after admitting nine of them on the first day of its trial.

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New boss of easyProperty reveals its ‘local expert’ network

David Brierley, who is founder of property consultancy Evolve which bought the hybrid agency in July, explains how its new structure will work.

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Rent controls have ‘failed across the world, and would do in London’

Claim is made by Residential Landlords Association after it looked at schemes in US, Italy, Sweden and Germany all of which made renting more difficult.

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What a stink! New septic tank rules set to upset rural sales

Upgrading the tanks can be costly and failure to react could cost even more when buyers lower their offers or walk away from a purchase.

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Online boom boost for auctions

The need to be in the room to take part in property auctions  has limited buyers’ involvement – but now online auctions are a growing success story for auctioneers and estate agents.

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