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Lee Clarke, of Park Corner in Windsor, admitted 18 charges against him including defrauding 31 clients of Berkshire Estate Agents, including landlords and tenants.

UK records another 29,612 Covid cases and 56 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, the latest government data shows.

Lewis Shaw, founder of Shaw Financial Services: “This is yet another sign that lenders are going toe-to-toe in a bid to entice top quality, low-risk customers onto their books.”

James Forrester, MD of Barrows and Forrester: “Buyer demand is extremely high and property prices will remain robust.”

The property has unsurprisingly attracted a lot of attention from prospective buyers.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has been renamed the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Foxtons hired boardroom figure Nigel Rich following a shareholder revolt.

Rebecca Holders has become a well-known property industry figure in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Nathan Emerson: “This month’s report shows an enduring appetite amongst buyers, including the ongoing wave of new buyers securing their first homes.”

The appointment follows the announcement of Ian Barlow’s retirement as chairman. He will step down on 1 October when Rich joins the board at Foxtons.

Linley & Simpson launched in Sheffield at the end of last year following the purchase of Lewis Wadsworth and Sheffield Residential.

Savills recently upgraded its 2021 UK house price forecasts to reflect buoyant market conditions.

Snippets of property industry news.

Mark Hayward, Propertymark chief policy advisor: “Most consumers are completely unaware that buying a new build directly through a developer leaves them vulnerable and without protection.”

A total of 70% of 1,684 people polled predicted that workers would “never return to offices at the same rate”.

Richard Rees, UK managing director at Savills: “We look forward to continuing to develop this collaboration across the UK and to be able to play a role in inspiring the workforce of tomorrow.”

The portal said in June that it had made a positive start to FY22 with current trading in line with the Board’s expectations.

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An announcement about the change of chairman is expected in the coming days.

The government ‘housing carousel continues to turn’ as Michael Gove is promoted to housing secretary, replacing Robert Jenrick in dramatic reshuffle.