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Mandatory estate agent qualifications are on the way
Lord Best's Regulation of Property Agents working party will present its recommendations - including new mandatory qualifications for all consumer-facing estate agents - to the Government next week
Sales at Battersea Power Station climb back to pre-delay levels
'About 70%' of Phase 3A units have now been sold at Battersea Power Station - which is about the same level as in 2017, before construction delays allowed some buyers to back-out of contracts
Apprentice star launches development consultancy
Jamie Lester, founder of estate agency Haus, is now offering sales & marketing advice to property developers
Westminster opens £350m search for Ebury Bridge Estate regeneration partner
Westminster City Council has put out a call for development partners to rebuild the Ebury Bridge Estate in Pimlico
A ‘sophisticated gang of fraudsters’ is targeting luxury rental flats in London
Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% "surge in fake applications" in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act…
Knight Frank launches ‘later life’ finance team
Agency becomes the property sector's first major player to offer equity release and retirement interest only mortgages
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
Here's a fascinating discussion on technology in the property sector, which took place during May's Future Proptech event.
‘We’re surprisingly busy’: Acquisition drive pays off for Dexters as profits soar
Jeff Doble's fast-growing agency appears to be faring much better than many of its high-profile rivals under the current market conditions...
Britain’s oldest building firm goes under
R Durtnell & Sons has ceased trading after more than 400 years, having been in the same family since Elizabethan times
Haringtons recruits hedge fund veteran as advisor
Former client Mark Cecil joins the longstanding London & Country buying agency with a focus on acquiring 'similarly minded businesses'
Rightmove trials Blockchain buying platform for commercial listings
Online buying platform cuts out the 'under offer' stage, with instant legal contract exchanges
Somerset agency joins Fine & Country
Hunter Leahy Estate Agents is now part of Fine & Country