Government cracks down on ‘unfair’ rental property damage fees
Tenants Fee Bill amendments include new default fee provision, ensuring a landlord or agent can only recover reasonable incurred costs
Government publishes official guidance on the Tenant Fees Ban
"If the fee you are charging is not on this list, it is a prohibited payment and you should not charge it"
Required Reading: New official guidance for home-movers & property agents during the Coronavirus outbreak
The housing market has been re-opened after the Covid-19 lockdown, but it is "not a return to normality" for home movers or for the property industry.
Government moves to ‘end the unjustified selling of new houses as leasehold’
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has launched a technical consultation into leasehold reforms, proposing that new lease ground rents be capped at just £10
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Mayfair mega-deal revealed in official records
Grosvenor Square penthouse went through as one of 2024's biggest resi transactions.
OB Private opens new office in Notting Hill
Expansion marks 'new era' for luxury property, travel & lifestyle brand.
Crown Estate chooses new chair
Real estate investment chief Ric Lewis is due to take over the top role from Sir Robin Budenberg in the spring.
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It looks like a busy start to the new year - but the outlook for house prices is less clear.
‘London leavers’ fall to decade low
Londoners bought 45% fewer homes outside the capital in 2024 than in 2021.
Rightmove reports ‘busiest ever’ Boxing Day
A flurry of new sales listings and a rush of buyer enquiries herald a busy start to 2025 for property agents.
PCL prices fell 1.9% in 2024
Buyers & sellers 'remain cautious' says Savills, as full-year data reveal price declines in Prime Central London & in Prime Regional property markets.
RICS installs new president
Adair boss Justin Sullivan takes the reins from Tina Paillet.
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