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Property portals heavily criticised for allowing ‘No DSS’ rental listings
An example of the kind of adverts targeted by the NHF/Shelter is this flat for rent above an estate agency in Birmingham, a one-bedroom apartment apparently above its own branch. The UK’s leading...
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JLL partners with artificial intelligence lab to launch ‘virtual assistant’...
A virtual assistant for tenants has been launched for commercial and residential estate agency JLL by artificial intelligence lab EBI.AI following a four-year build. Claiming to be the first of its...
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£2 million more given to local authorities to crack down on rogue landlords
Local authorities are to be given an additional £2 million to crackdown on rogue landlords, it has been announced. The new cash helps answer one of the key criticisms of the government’s attempts to...
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Estate agency branch closures accelerating, high street report reveals
Estate agents were the second fastest declining retail high street category during the first half of 2018, research released this morning has revealed, beaten only by the rapid closure of pubs. Some...
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Number of people selling via online estate agents doubles, but just 19% get a...
The proportion of vendors using an online agency has doubled over the past five years although only 19% actually went on to sell their homes this way. Nearly two thirds of vendors say they’re more...
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Trent Bridge development appoints sole agent
FHP Living and FHP Waterside Living have been appointed as the sole selling and lettings agent on The Waterside Apartments – the former Rushcliffe Civic Centre on Trent Bridge. One of Nottingham’s...
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EXCLUSIVE: Agents’ Mutual and Gascoigne Halman return to court to fight it...
Agents’ Mutual and estate agent Gascoigne Halman are to lock horns once more in the courts in two week’s time, The Negotiator can reveal. The Court of Appeal has disclosed that the two sides are due...
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Kremer Display division launches
Kremer Signs has launched a new LED window display division to complement its well known signboards and office signage divisions, supplying a full range of external illuminated and non-illuminated...
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Building trust and achieving rapport with clients
JULIAN SAYS: I see countless estate agents who go through a process of asking questions to find out about their clients but are weak on key skills of building trust and achieving genuine rapport and...
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OnTheMarket latest listings push signs up seven multi-branch agencies
Seven multi-branch, medium-size estate agents have signed up to OnTheMarket over the past four weeks, the portal has revealed. These are Michael Jones & Company in Sussex as well as Castles...
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US property portal Zillow falters as its tries to sell homes direct
If any of the UK property portals were considering buying and selling homes direct then latest results from US portal giant Zillow might persuade them otherwise. The Seattle firm’s recently-launched...
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After closing six branches, has Foxtons finally turned the corner?
Foxtons appears to have turned the corner after several years of disastrous results after it revealed a ‘solid’ performance yesterday despite ongoing tough conditions within the London market. Revenue...
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Win a house competitions under the spotlight again
Properties that are sold via ‘win a house’ competitions are under the spotlight again following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over a recent promotion. The £5-a-ticket lottery...
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Is the tenant fees ban our fault?
My comments may appear controversial to some but may well ring true with others. Over the past 25 plus years more and more letting agents have opened their doors throughout the country, notably in...
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Points of Pinterest
From an estate agent’s point of view, this overlooked platform can pose as a goldmine for attracting potential customers to your website – and even conversions, if it is effectively done. It’s...
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Proptech suppliers meeting today to finalise free-to-use Best Agent platform
The next step towards the launch of a free and open CRM marketplace platform for single-branch estate agents is to take place in London today, it has been revealed. Following a lively meeting of...
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Regional report
EDGWARE, LONDON STATS: Average rental per week: £371 Average sale price: 1 bed, £310,246, 2 bed: 382,453, 3 bed: £543,786, 4 bed: 714,074 Average commission: 1.5% for sales and 10% for letting and...
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Virtual hammer falls at eighth online property auction
The former Brampton Infant and Junior Schools in Cumbria went under the virtual hammer with a terraced property in Greater Manchester and a range of lots across the UK. A former school in Cumbria was...
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‘Brexit limbo’ continues except in lively Midlands newbuild housing market,...
Stark differences in housing market performance across the UK have been revealed by the government’s latest official house price index. The ONS figures show house prices are rising year-on-year in the...
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Portico is first estate agent to be admitted onto Airbnb co-hosting programme
London estate agent Portico has become the first letting agency in the UK to be approved by Airbnb, a deal that it says is the beginning of a ‘new age’ of estate agency. Portico, which has 17 high...
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