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Trading Standards launches new body to police estate & letting agents
The new National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team will act as the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.
Property prices fall in the South East for the first time since 2011
The average property price in London was 3.8% lower in February this year compared to the same month last year, according to the latest official UK HPI, and 1.8% lower in the South East.
Helen Green Design appointed on a Royal Ascot box
London-based interiors studio wins unusual commission to design a 'unique' 350 sq ft box with 'unsurpassed' views across the famous racecourse...
Belgravia’s lettings market builds up steam
Rental deal volumes in the exclusive PCL enclave have been down of late, but viewing levels and new applicants are up by a third or more...
Bishop & Sewell appoints a PCL property law specialist
Paul Barnes has joined law firm Bishop & Sewell as a Partner
Green light for Mount Anvil’s Royal Eden Docks
London developer secures planning for its biggest ever scheme, creating 901 new homes in the Docklands
Castle raffle branded ‘unfair’ by Advertising Standards
Cash prizes were awarded instead of the freehold to Orchardton Castle, prompting a complaint to the ASA. The castle's owner is calling for the ASA itself to be investigated
Westminster rolls back office-to-resi permitted development right
Council invokes an Article 4 Declaration to protect workspace and limit residential conversions in the West End, Victoria and Paddington
‘Brexit Special’: Buying agency unearths big discounts amid market uncertainty
Ludgrove flags up over £150m worth of 'bulk purchase, development and distressed' opportunities in Prime London and the Home Counties, including a £60m PCL apartment block with a potentially huge discount…
Seven more proptech start-ups tapped by HM Land Registry
2019's Geovation cohort includes a digital concierge, a personal property investment hub, and a community-led neighbourhood planning tool
£1m+ deals rocket despite a ‘lacklustre’ wider market
Twenty Ci reports a 66% year-on-year jump in £5m+ property transactions, while the overall number of new instructions has dwindled and property prices have fallen in most regions