Rent controls rejected | Countrywide leaver | Hunters goes hybrid

Rent controls are ‘dead in the water’ confirms housing Secretary

Robert Jenrick reveals a change in direction for his department, which last year was considering rent controls to help to 'make tenancies more secure'.

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John Hards completes Countrywide’s transition to a ‘post tenant fee ban world’

One of the letting industry’s key figures and former Countrywide National Lettings Director leaves the company after rejoining in March 2018.

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Mortgage broker ‘disruptor’ reveals £140m milestone

Mojo Mortgages already claims online estate agent Doorsteps as partners, along with Zoopla's personal finance site and CreditLadder.

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Trade association launches for Airbnb hosts and property managers

Announcement follows Airbnb's decision to 'verify' all of the hosts and properties listed on its site following a fatal shooting at a party house in the US.

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Rules of engagement

Successful estate agency recruitment is far more than an eye catching ‘OTE’ salary and an immediate start date, discovers Lisa Isaacs.

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Hybrid nature of Hunters’ new Cumbrian ‘branches’ revealed

Hunters' sales progression and negotiation staff to be based at its central hub in Carlisle but local valuers will not have an office.

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