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Jackson-Stops foresees a ‘very slow’ start to 2019
'The government now just needs to focus on getting the best deal possible and then we as an industry need to ride the wave until a greater number of buyers and sellers feel more confident moving in the…
Listings surge at Purplebricks UK
Purplebricks had a 74% share of the UK's hybrid estate agency market in the six months to November
Consolidation sees the number of conveyancing firms fall to an all-time low
There are now 10% fewer smaller conveyancers than there were five years ago, says Search Acumen
Prime Minister survives confidence vote; promises to stand down before the next General Election
Top estate agent bullishly predicts that "normal transmission will return to the residential property market in the New Year"
RICS expands approval for The Property Ombudsman
TPO is now the only Alternative Dispute Resolution provider approved for consumer-facing disputes for all surveying services
Google backs London-based property management AI
AskPorter has secured investment from the Google Assistant Investments Program
Landlord numbers drop as ‘dinner party property investors’ sell up
Landlords have sold nearly 120,000 more properties than they have bought since the 3% additional property SDLT surcharge was introduced in April 2016
MIPIM organiser recruits former EG man to UK Director role
Trevor Goodman was formerly Executive Director at Estates Gazette; MIPIM UK will take place at Old Billingsgate in October
Boutique agency reports £25m flurry of sales in north London
Arlington Residential tucks away a nice set of deals, including a house on Chester Place in Regent's Park, as Christmas serves up a welcome motivating factor
Controversial Court of Appeal ruling could have serious implications for leasehold flat owners
Landmark judgment handed down in Julia Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd;
Legal & General builds BTR team with hires from Berkeley & Grainger
L&G brings in expertise from big-name developers to help reach target of having 6,000 homes in planning, development or operation by the end of 2019
Market Snapshot: Scottish property prices rise as transactions fall
Scotland's property tax take shifted from a 15% year-on-year gain in Q1, to a 2% fall in Q2