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The office phone that’s built for estate agents
We know just how crucial communication is for estate agents and the telephone can be the most important tool in your business. Vonage is the office phone that comes with some amazing features that...
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The digital online local search revolution has begun in… Warwick
Warwick District Council in the West Midlands is the first local authority in the UK to transfer all of its Local Land Charge (LLC) data to a new national digital register that is set to significantly...
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Support charity – it’s good business!
At the end of May, our Director of PRS Paul Staley, a columnist in The Negotiator, joined a group of similarly determined business leaders to cycle, row and then hike from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to...
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Countrywide share price crashes as £129m debt refinancing deal is revealed
Countrywide’s share price has crashed to an all-time low after it revealed plans earlier today of a multi-million-pound share issue to refinance its debt, and despite signs of improving business...
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Will today’s 0.25% base interest rate hike slow the property market even more?
The Bank of England has raised its base lending rate to 0.75% from 0.5% following an unanimous vote by its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). This is the first rise since November last year and the...
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Purplebricks hires former Rightmove star to sort out its Australian sales ops
Purplebricks has hired Neil Tavender, one of the property industry’s most high profile players who helped establish Rightmove during the noughties, as its Australian Chief Operating Officer and given...
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‘Hybrid and high street agency fees will soon meet in the middle’
Hybrid and traditional estate agency fees are likely to meet in the middle as many high street operators reduce their fees and hybrids increase theirs, it has been claimed. Russell Quirk, in an...
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Responding to negative feedback
Expectations for customer care on social media have considerably increased year on year over the past five years with a high expectation for businesses to respond to enquiries, issues and complaints...
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Regal London launches in NW6
Regal London has launched a new show apartment at The Avenue, a development of 68 apartments, with prices starting at £775,000. The show home promotes luxury and excellence with a neutral colour...
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Mayor of London claims Tenant Fees Bill has been ‘watered down’ by government
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for the Tenant Fees Bill to be tightened up even more and the few remaining fees letting agents can charge tenants under its terms to be banned. The mayor...
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Property industry regulation is “failing consumers” says exiting ombudsman
Ombudsman Services (OS) is withdrawing from the property industry today. This leaves any agents who have not changed provider high and dry. The withdrawal follows the announcement in February that it...
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Revealed: Why Purplebricks went for such an early IPO
Purplebricks co-founder Michael Bruce has revealed both why Purplebricks went for such an early stock market launch and how much the pair personally invested in the company’s two-year incubation prior...
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Scottish agent register faces its first test as landlords call for letting...
Scotland’s rogue letting agent register is to face its first test after dozens of landlords have called for a Lanarkshire letting agency to be banned when the register goes live in October. At least...
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Caveat Emptor
Estate agents too are, of course, regularly asked that question, so Sarah’s explanations could be very useful. Having a survey conducted is not a part of the legal process required to purchase a...
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Is the London property market finally reviving? So says two leading estate...
Thirty-eight branch London estate agency Chestertons says new buyer registration at its offices increased by 30% during the first six months of the year, signaling a much hoped-for revival in the...
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Hybrid estate agents will take longer to grab significant share than...
The tipping point for hybrid agents remains between 20% and 30% of the property sales market but will take longer to achieve than originally thought, it has been claimed. The admission came during the...
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Buy Land…
‘I shouldn’t say this, but’ – a great attention-grabbing line for starting any discussion. At a meeting this morning to discuss the topic for our next dinner event, we decided that the most...
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Questioning preconceived ideas
PRSim, a PRS and Build to Rent Consultancy and Operational Management business and a member of the LSL Property Services plc (LSL) group of companies, has highlighted the need for investors and...
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Estate agent yet to amend ‘misleading’ claim on website following ASA...
A Scottish estate agency that had promised to take down a claim made on its website following an investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has so far not done so. The claim by...
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Network Auctions fights property market blues
Network Auctions sale on 12th July at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, delivered a market beating performance allaying fears of a property market downturn. The sale delivered £8 million. A modern church...
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