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Ban on new home sales to holiday buyers ‘backfires’ as property prices rise (PIE)

A ban on second homes in a popular seaside town has backfired, a new report claims.

Rob Hailstone November 7, 2019

Estate agent fined £30,000 after failing to tell buyers about Grenfell Tower type cladding (PIE)

A prominent firm of estate agents has been fined £30,000 after failing to tell buyers “critical information” about the property’s Grenfell Tower style cladding until after the sale.

Rob Hailstone November 7, 2019

Regulating agents is key demand from leasehold campaigner (EAT)

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group.

Rob Hailstone November 6, 2019

Ban all for sale boards! Council wants government backing for blanket ban (EAT)

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction – effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without first securing planning consent.

Rob Hailstone November 6, 2019

Fracking Ground to a Standstill as Government Pulls Support (TC)

Following a report by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the Government has called a halt to fracking – shale gas extraction – in England amid fears about earthquakes.

Rob Hailstone November 6, 2019

A third of property sales collapse due to buyers or sellers changing their minds (PIE)

Two out of every three current buyers and sellers have experienced a previous fall-through in the past 12 months, research claims.