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HouseSimple’s new #whosderek TV ad wins online praise
Not many estate agents venture into the expensive world of TV advertising, and even fewer make much of an impression with the public. But online estate agent HouseSimple appears to have cracked it...
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Design-led houses sell for 12% more on average, claims agent
We’ve all stared wide-eyed at the TV during Grand Designs as Kevin McCloud guffaws at another high-risky building project. But it’s all worth it, according to estate agent The Modern House, which says...
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Jon Notley’s Zero Deposit signs up first big PRS client
A housing association in Stratford-Upon-Avon is the first of its kind to sign up to former Zoopla Sales Director Jon Notley’s Zero Deposit proptech offering. The company, which launched last year but...
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New mortgage funds payment partnership promises an end to move-in day nightmares
Sales progression staff who regularly endure the nightmare of client completions delayed by the UK’s creaking mortgage and conveyancing systems may soon lead less stressful lives. A new digital...
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Budding Chelsea branch reveals its blooming cheek
You might think only a brave person or company would try to compete directly with the extreme gardening talents on display at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. But London agent Pastor Real Estate,...
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Super prime London agents sold just 114 properties over past 12 months
The number of super prime property sales within the stucco-lined boundaries of central London’s super-prime market shrank to just 114 transactions over the past 12 months, down 9% on the previous...
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DEAL IS ON: Online lettings firm Urban and Tepilo bought by Emoov
Emoov has confirmed that it has acquired both Tepilo and also lettings website urban.co.uk to create a business worth £100m backed by both existing and new shareholders including Channel 4 and...
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The Periodic Tenancy
Marc von Grundherr An Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) is the main agreement between a landlord and a tenant, drawn up for a fixed term – usually 12 months. When this runs out, a new agreement is put in...
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Agents should stick to lettings and selling flats, suggests Nationwide research
Estate agents should focus on both the lettings sector and selling apartments, according to Nationwide, as the overall sales market continues to show few signs of revival. The comments are published...
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Letting International’s 25th anniversay bash!
Letting International, a property and estate management company in East London, recently held its 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the Meridian Grand, London, celebrating by thanking 500 of their...
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Regional report
OXFORDSHIRE Andrew Tattersfield – Sales Manager White Lion Residential www.whitelionresidential.co.uk Our market is quite varied but centres on the Oxfordshire market town of Thame and its surrounding...
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Landlords planning rent rises BEFORE tenants fees bill kicks in
ARLA’s prediction that landlords will implement rent rises rather than pay the government-imposed additional costs of running their rental properties is already turning out to be true, it has been...
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New rules to reform leasehold
New rules that aim to clamp down on “unfair and abusive practices within the leasehold system” have won broad support from property management companies, leaseholders and the industry, including the...
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Fixflo plugs insurance giant AXA’s repairs contractor network into its service
Agents struggling to find tradespeople to fix problems within their rental properties can turn to a service launched today jointly by insurance giant AXA and repairs software firm Fixflo. Its clients...
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Found its happy? Rightmove share price edges towards historic £50 high
Rightmove shares are about to break the £50 barrier for the first time as the portal’s popularity with investors has seen its stock enjoy a three-month money-making run. This will be an historic high...
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Emoov tried deals with at least three other online competitors before Tepilo...
Emoov has revealed that it tried to acquire or merge with several other online competitors in the past including House Network, EasyProperty and HouseSimple before finding the “right fit” with Tepilo...
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Right to Rent under threat as charity takes government to court
The government’s flagship Right to Rent immigration policy is to be tested in the courts after the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) revealed over the weekend that it is to apply for...
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Valuation tools
Property prices are undoubtedly a source of much discussion and disagreement among both the general population and industry experts alike, but when it comes down to it, the only thing potential home...
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Purplebricks to be quizzed by US competition watchdog over its flat-fee...
Purplebricks in the US is to be quizzed tomorrow about its business model and service by a joint meeting of the country’s Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission. As in the UK, in the US...
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Oof! Agents knuckle down to an evening of boxing and fund raising
Estate agents in London last week raised £16,000 for a cancer charity at this years’ Rumble with the Agents boxing evening organised by TV star Paul Shamplina’s Landlord Action and sponsored by its...
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