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More PCL markets ‘returning to growth’
Average annual decline continues to slow as increasing numbers of local areas record rising prices
TfL seeks firms to set development wheels in motion
Panel of agents and advisors being assembled to develop out 300-acre London land bank
Candys in the clear as High Court throws out £132m legal action
Tycoons triumph after sensational set-to with entrepreneur Mark Holyoake
Market Snapshot: Virginia Water & The Surrey Hills
Demand for homes is still strong in Surrey's affluent enclaves, reports Knight Frank, but property price growth is limited.
Government bans leasehold sales on ‘nearly all’ new-builds
Reforms to the leasehold system will include setting ground rents on new long leases to zero, and making it easier for leaseholders to buy-out freeholds.
Estate agents should regulated & referral fees should be disclosed – Law Society
"Up-front access to clear information will improve home-buying process", says The Law Society in its response to a consultation by the DCLG.
Rightmove names 2017’s ‘best-performing’ local markets
Where in the UK have homes sold fastest and asking prices risen highest?
Neville’s new-look Manchester tower gets thumbs-up from Historic England
Jackson's Row puts in revised luxury resi plans - with just one tower - for its St Michael's development.
Independent estate agents’ ‘charter’ sets new launch date
CIELA will publish a "free public database of law-abiding agents" in April 2018.
City Hall names & shames rental rogues on new register
An online "Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker" is now live in 10 London boroughs.
School Britannia: Exploring the global appeal of the UK’s ‘gold standard’ schools
80% of Knight Frank's Russia Desk buyers "come to the UK to educate their children".
Devon town dissolves ‘ignored’ planning committee
One council has had enough of not being listened to...