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Former Foxtons boss joins prime residential advisory firm
Foxtons’ former sales boss Andrew Weir has joined prime central London buying service LCP as its Chief Executive. Until quitting Foxtons in July last year Weir had spent 32 years at the estate agency...
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‘Beautiful homes’ housing strategy wins praise
Plans for major reforms of the planning system have been praised by Knight Frank – though the firm says there is still room for improvement. Buried in the small print of last week’s Budget are...
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One in three Britons has taken home off the market
Almost one three Britons has taken their home off the market in the past five years, according to a new study. Reasons for taking down the For Sale sign included poor market conditions, lack of funds...
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Quickest and slowest selling areas of UK revealed
A big regional variation has been revealed between the quickest and slowest parts of the UK to sell your home. The slowest selling time from sale to completion was more than a year, with Devon...
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Coronavirus: 6-point plan for survival
The property industry could be hard hit by the Coronavirus pandemic – but there are things that agents can do to help themselves and help clients. That is the message from Jerry Lyons, managing...
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Coronavirus latest: Rightmove announcement on fees cut ‘due today’
Several agents have contacted The Negotiator to reveal that their Rightmove reps have told them to expect an announcement on a fee reduction within the next 48 hours. It is also understood that the...
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JLL sends all staff home after two employees test positive for Coronavirus
Residential and commercial property giant JLL has told all its employees to work from home after two members of staff tested positive for Coronavirus over the weekend. JLL says any clients who came...
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Nurture and culture
We’re all creatures of habit in some respect. However, in a business environment, and in particular the continuously evolving property sector, we have to react to market conditions and adapt to...
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Revealed: What really went wrong at Countrywide during the Platt years
Former Countrywide lettings boss John Hards has for the first time revealed his thoughts on why the Alison Platt years were so damaging for his former employer. In a recorded video interview, Hards...
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Can estate agencies survive the Coronavirus pandemic?
It has now been less than a week since the Coronavirus pandemic made its presence known in the UK in earnest, and estate agents are only just getting to grips with what it might mean for their...
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Double disaster! Countrywide COO in waiting decides not to take up job
Problems at Countrywide increased somewhat publicly last night following the disclosure that Bruce Marsh, who had initially accepted the role of Chief Operating Officer, will now no longer be joining...
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Rightmove reveals its ‘help’ package for Coronavirus-hit estate agents
Rightmove is to reduce its fees by between £150 and £500 a month for qualifying agents depending on size and which sector of the industry they operate within to help agent cashflow during the...
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Partnership announced to offer tenants pay-as-you-go contents insurance
Rental passport platform Canopy has partnered with insurance tech firm Urban Jungle to offer tenants pay-as-you go contents insurance from £5 a month. The product is specifically designed for tenants,...
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Government widens business rates reliefs but leaves out estate agency branches
The government has specifically omitted estate agents from a list of high street premises to be included within its widened range of business rates relief measures announced late yesterday in response...
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Coronavirus latest: tenants to be given three months before evictions can start
The government has published details of its plan to ban all evictions during the Coronavirus crisis and also revealed that landlords are to be given the same three-month mortgage holiday as...
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Breaking: OnTheMarket drops its fees by a third with no strings
OnTheMarket has broken ranks and dropped its fees by a third for three months without any strings for customers currently on its full tariff. The portal, which yesterday sent an email out to its...
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New agent group takes on Rightmove over its ‘derisory’ Coronavirus offer
A group of 80 estate agents from across the UK have joined together to ask Rightmove for more help, led by two well-known North London estate agency industry figures. Murray Lee of Golders Green...
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Rumble with the Agents’ is set to bring out knockout boxers!
Rumble with the Agents, the white-collar charity boxing event hosted by Landlord Action and sponsored by Hamilton Fraser, is fundraising for Inclusion Barnet, a charity providing vital support for...
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World Record for flying estate agent
An epic airborne journey from one end of the country to the other, using just a lawnmower motor and a parachute, has landed the estate agent adventurer James DuPavey in the record books. Guinness...
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High profile estate agency quits Rightmove to go ‘exclusive’ with Zoopla
A high-profile estate agency in London which is one of several industry names protesting about Rightmove’s recent offer of ‘deferred payments’ has quit the portal and is now listing exclusively with...
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