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New role for Connells’ Hannah Kelham
Connells’ New Homes Division has appointed Hannah Kelham as Head of East Midlands New Homes. Hannah will cover Connells, Ashley Adams and Burchell Edwards East, Leicestershire, Peterborough &...
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Zero Deposit appoints former ARLA Propertymark President
Zero Deposit has appointed Peter E. Savage as an industry spokesman to communicate the benefits of deposit replacement products and regulated schemes. Peter E. Savage PPARLA (Honoured) has had a 30...
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Together’s new corporate relationship director for the North West
A banker has joined the Manchester based Together as its corporate relationship director covering the North West. Alex Bodie, who has worked in financial services for 22 years, will be responsible for...
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Former Rightmove rival is on a charm offensive to win back unhappy agents
Rightmove could learn a thing or two from its Australian equivalent which has launched a charm offensive to ‘give back’ to its estate agency customers. The claim has been made by Oz portal operator...
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‘Point-scoring politicians’ are exaggerating poor standards in the PRS
While politicians on all sides of the political spectrum declare war on landlords and others go even further by demanding the end of privately owned rental properties, the truth is that landlords’...
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Lettings agent ejects violent burglars while working from home
A lettings agent has been hailed as a hero after fighting off three hooded burglars at his house in Rochdale who broke in while he was working from home. 35-year-old Asif Ali, who is a director of...
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Landlords are abandoning Airbnb for traditional longer-term lets, claim...
Two leading lettings agencies have claimed that landlords are abandoning short-let platforms such as Airbnb as they realise that the extra work needed to gain the additional revenue ‘isn’t worth the...
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Tory conference gears up to debate housing, but it’s only a fringe affair
If any Conservative MPs make it to their annual conference in Manchester next week then they’ll find a bonanza of fringe talking shops where the nation’s housing market problems are to be discussed....
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OnTheMarket delays profitability as full-contract sign-ups slow
OnTheMarket (OTM) is struggling to convert as many agents from freebies to paying customers as it originally expected and has both dropped the amount it charges new joiners to entice sign-ups, and...
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‘Battle with Purplebricks cost me my estate agency business’
Former estate agent Chris Wood has revealed that the investigation into Purplebricks’ use of Trustpilot by tech magazine Wired is only the tip of the iceberg and that material was left out following...
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20% of sales agents not members of a CMP scheme
A fifth of all sales agents or approximately 4,000 companies are not members of a Client Money Protection scheme (CMP) and are breaking the law, it has been claimed. From April 1st this year onwards...
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Only 5% of proptech firms will survive, says leading tech guru
A leading tech innovator who helped pioneer blockchain, online sales execution and digital auctions within the property industry has predicted that a shockingly low number of proptech businesses are...
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Knight Frank reshuffles at the top after residential boss leaves
It’s all change at Knight Frank as it’s revealed that the man at the top, Andrew Hay, will step down in March 2020, retiring from the Knight Frank partnership and his role as global head of...
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We’re ‘getting ready to change our pricing model’ says Purplebricks CEO
Purplebricks CEO Vic Darvey has confirmed on Sky news this lunchtime that the hybrid estate agency intends to change its pricing model and is preparing to test out several options with customers to...
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Exclusive: Lonres snaps up leading AML consultancy as HMRC ramps up inspections
Business-to-business trading platform Lonres has bought leading AML consultancy Financial Crime Services (FCS), which is a key provider to estate agents via the NAEA’s Propertymark training...
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ANOTHER estate agent reviews service goes national this time for new-build...
HomeViews, a website that styles itself as the TripAdvisor of newbuild residential developments and was co-founded earlier this year by a former Marsh & Parsons estate agent has expanded from its...
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Government was warned tenant fees bill would lead to pet rents, says legal...
A leading property law expert has claimed that the government ignored warnings that the tenant fees ban would push up rents as landlords sought alternative ways to protect themselves financially from...
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Airbnb launches charm offensive in Scotland after public outcry
Despite its popularity with travellers, cities and towns across the world have issues with the rise in airbnb lettings. High on the list of complaints is that airbnb is reducing availability of...
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Purplebricks faces shareholder revolt on Thursday during AGM
A shareholder revolt is looming for Purplebricks after a leading City advisory service revealed it was unhappy at the generous bonus scheme rewarded to its directors. London-based advisory service...
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Rightmove given green light to buy tenant referencing and landlord insurance...
Rightmove has revealed that it has been given official approval to go ahead with its £20 million purchase of tenant referencing firm Van Mildert, which it has now completed. Its purchase of the...
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