Category: Property Industry News

23rd July 2018

Which? takes aim at letting sector

Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a five-point demand for reform of the rental sector. In an accompanying statement Which?...

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20th July 2018

Letting agent jailed over missing smoke alarms

The letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for 12 months for failing to fit smoke alarms to the house. He had been repeatedly...

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18th July 2018

Average eviction now takes 17 weeks

A new analysis reveals that it takes an average of 118 days for court-appointed bailiffs to remove tenants from private homes after bringing a claim to court. This is based on a study of...

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17th July 2018

N. Ireland ‘to see biggest UK house price growth’

Northern Ireland is predicted to see the strongest house price growth in the UK over the next four years, according to a forecast from PwC. The financial services giant expects prices to increase by...

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16th July 2018

A third of asking prices cut at least once

Price discounting has hit a seven-year high as Rightmove warns that sellers will need to work harder to offload their properties this summer. A second report this morning said transactions are down by 8%....

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13th July 2018

Property sales take longer in sluggish market

Properties in the UK are taking longer to sell than a year ago owing to the “uninspiring” housing market, according to surveyors. Last spring it typically took 16 weeks between a home being listed...

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10th July 2018

ARLA launches property licensing database

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with GetRentr, a technology platform which automatically monitors property portfolios for compliance with all UK property licensing schemes. The service, free for ARLA Propertymark members,...

Property Industry News

9th July 2018

Consultation on minimum tenancy terms

Three-year tenancies are being proposed by the UK government, underlining the continued demand for rental property and the need for greater regulation in the sector. Read the full story at Select Property Group.

Property Industry News

6th July 2018

Best UK cities to be a landlord

If you’re a would-be landlord or a landlord looking to build up a portfolio, you’ll need to decide where to invest – whether, for example, to head north to big cities such as Manchester...

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5th July 2018

The estate agent in 2050 – utopia or dystopia?

If UK high street agents are already in such a state of financial distress, what does the future hold? In the year 2050, what will the UK property industry look like? Read the full...

Category: Property Industry News

Which? takes aim at letting sector

Letting agent jailed over missing smoke alarms

Average eviction now takes 17 weeks

N. Ireland ‘to see biggest UK house price growth’

A third of asking prices cut at least once

Property sales take longer in sluggish market

ARLA launches property licensing database

Consultation on minimum tenancy terms

Best UK cities to be a landlord

The estate agent in 2050 – utopia or dystopia?

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