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Marc Shoffman

Material information raises professional indemnity risks -...

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Day is spot on, indeed I wouldn't be surprised if insurance providers stop cover on such aspects as its effectively impossible to calculate the risk. Whilst Trading Standards have good intentions, they have opened up estate agents to spurious claims for compensation from buyers who want to withdraw from transactions and to get their legal fees back. Its going to be a nightmare. Let's face it most buyers almost never read descriptions anyway. This needs challenging beyond Redress and taking to court.

Graham Norwood

Major agency announces link with renting-in-retirement specialist...

Hamptons is linking with retirement rental specialist provider Birchgrove,...

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Greg Bjorg

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My first self-repair did not end too well. I...

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Graham Norwood

Senior Labour figures divided over rent controls...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial...

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I trust what Labour say as much as I did our previous PM….. Bungling Boris 😱😱🫣🫣

Karl Knipe

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Some property investors are put off student accommodation by...

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Great information!!

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Graham Norwood

New property investor service launched by high...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and...

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Graham Norwood

Outrage at “shameful” Halifax move to cut...

There’s been an angry reaction to news that from...

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Steph Rady

INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS TO EXPECT IN 2017:...

Kicking off 2017, we’ve predicted stabilisation in the property...

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Martin Gibbon

First Time Buyers Underestimating the Cost of...

The majority of aspiring first-time buyers ‘wildly’ underestimate how...

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Nat Daniels

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2.8 million new instructions- who wants some? While preparing a submission for the at the time unannounced CLG inquiry in PRS (CLG only told their friends) I did some number crunching in the hope of adding a positive input into a department that is seemingly bereft of any experience of the Private rented sector and almost allergic to anyone who has. I identified that a 100,000 tenancy provision by private landlords into the assisted tenancy market (pensions and benefits) was worth approaching £1 billion to landlords. One hundred thousand tenancies was a deliberately small percentage ; an easy , appropriately sized sample to make the point rather than a scientifically calculated figure. It represented about 1.4% of the middle ground between PRS and social housing that many agencies and landlords steer clear of. Subsequent research (discussion) shows that about 40% of assisted tenants are no worse at paying their rent than anyone else. Essentially what that means is that there is an additional £28 billion rental opportunity for those prepared to engage the sector. Increasing the PRS provision by up to by 70% is surely a good start in solving the housing crisis. It will obviously put a large rental income in the pocket of those who can afford to buy to rent out, it will put a large commission income in the pockets of those servicing the industry but moreover it will add the incentive to have another 2.8 million private rented sector properties available to ease the housing crisis. Obviously that will leave the remaining 60% of the sector to house but it seems reasonable that government doesn’t attempt to privatise their entire housing obligation, such schemes tend to lead to civil unrest. There will be natural envy at the rich seemingly exploiting the poor, I am not getting into the social ethics of a solution, simply suggesting how a set of government departments could set about solving issues in an industry they don’t properly understand.

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