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• Loch Lomond Flamingo Land plan rejected after fierce opposition

  16-09-2024 21:06
  Proposal for mega-resort on Lomond Banks turned down over concerns including loss of ancient woodlandProposals by the theme park operator Flamingo Land to build a mega-resort on one of Scotland’s best-loved shorelines, on Loch Lomond, have been rejected, prompting celebrations among local people at the conclusion of a “David and Goliath” planning battle.The Lomond Banks development, which would have included two hotels, more than 100 lodges, a waterpark and a monorail, had enco
  
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• Revealed: criminals and unlicensed agents operating across Australia’s real estate sector

  16-09-2024 17:00
  Revelations come amid federal government push for additional scrutiny of sector through counter-terror financing and money-laundering lawsRead more in the Hot property seriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConvicted criminals and unlicensed agents are operating in the real estate sector across multiple states, a Guardian Australia investigation has found.In New South Wales, the Guardian has established that two indi
  
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• Gap between average rents in north and south of England shrinks to lowest level

  16-09-2024 01:01
  Narrowing rate now stands at 37% with tenants in north paying £960 a month compared with £1,317 in southThe gap in rents paid by those in the north and south of England has closed to its lowest level in at least 11 years, figures have shown.In its latest monthly lettings index, the property company Hamptons reported that the average rent paid by tenants in the north of England in August was £960 a month, an increase of 9.6% compared with the same period last year. Continue read
  
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• Why is selling a house online so expensive in Australia? – video

  16-09-2024 00:56
  We all know it’s crazy expensive to buy a house in Australia - but did you know it’s also bizarrely expensive to sell one too? Matilda Boseley explains how a market duopoly – fuelled in part by a company majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp – means Australians pay more to sell their homes online than anyone else in the world.
  This video is based on reporting by Sarah Martin as part of a Guardian Australia investigation into Australia's $10tn residential real
  
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