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Don’t bury your head in the sand
JULIAN SAYS: I was a partner of a seven branch estate agency for many years before the right opportunity to sell presented itself. We rode out the post-2007 downturn relatively unharmed, no branch...
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Round Britain classic Triumphs
The Round Britain Reliability Run, organised by Club Triumph, included Team 140– Rob Lingard, Director of Saunders & Lingard and co-pilot Adam Rhodes of Glendenning. They joined 130 other classic...
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Zoopla to ban all ‘No DSS’ adverts on its portal by end of April
Zoopla is to ban ‘No DSS’ adverts from being uploaded to its property portal by letting agents from next month onwards after consulting with the industry. The announcement follows a campaign by...
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Profits come to a standstill within Savills’ UK business, its latest results...
Savills has released its preliminary results for 2018 revealing an increase in revenues for its UK residential operation of 2% to £131.5 million, created mainly by gaining market share off competitors...
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UK’s newest property portal signs ‘revolutionary’ deal with mortgage giant
Tech company OneDome has signed a partnership with the UK’s leading mortgage broker Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) to offer home loans via its new property listings portal. The deal is part of OneDome’s...
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OTM launches reporting tool to offer agents alternative to Rightmove Plus
OnTheMarket has launched a tool to compete with Rightmove’s ‘Best Price Guide’ that is available through the property portal giant’s ‘Plus’ service for estate agents. OTM also says it will be...
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Rumble with the Agents seek ‘Wish-Heroes’
‘Rumble with the Agents’, the charity boxing event hosted by Landlord Action is calling for participants and attendees to help them create lifechanging wishes for children with critical illnesses...
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DM Hall appoints two new partners and one director
Steven Buist DM Hall has appointed two Directors, Steven Buist and Amanda Cameron, as partners. Jonathan Hunter, who will run the firm’s Musselburgh office, is promoted to Director. Steven joined DM...
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Richard Donnell is promoted at Zoopla
Richard Donnell Zoopla has promoted Richard Donnell to Research and Insight Director where he joins the executive team. Richard has 25 years of property industry experience in data and analytics. He...
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Nested tells 20% of staff to leave and Brexit takes the blame
Nested, the company that provides house sellers with a cash advance to help them to buy their new home, has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce, according to a report by TechCrunch. Fifteen staff,...
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Property consultancy Knight Knox asks: What do tenants really want:?
Build-to-rent (BTR) is a rapidly growing, serious sector in the UK housing market, a distinct asset class in the PRS, as defined in the National Planning Policy Framework. With BTR homes springing up...
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RICS/Macdonald & Company Salary Survey 2019
The annual survey by RICS remains upbeat as those with formal qualifications are still ‘held in high regard in the marketplace.’ Gender pay gap disappears for those starting out, still exists at more...
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Landlords splash the cash in London and the North of England
Much of the cash comes from re-mortgaging says Hamptons’ Head of Research. Hamptons International Monthly Lettings Index reports a surprising rise in investment by landlords in the capital. The...
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Arun Estates’ Kent subsidiary rebrands
The agency formerly known as Ward & Partners – part of the Arun Estates Group and Kent’s largest independent agent – has a comprehensive new rebrand. Gone are the words “And Partners.” Instead,...
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Knight Frank Newcastle
Becky Gaughan and Hannah Ives Knight Frank Newcastle has welcomed two new property professionals, while bidding farewell to a retiring partner. Ranald Harris retired after 23 years, having started his...
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At last, insurance for student sharers: Guarantor Insure
Industry veteran Tim Wakelin, the highly regarded lettings insurance expert has launched the first specialist insurance policy for student guarantors. It’s the moment that many parents find themselves...
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Fergus Wilson, the controversial landlord says he is retiring
He’s the landlord that ‘hates’ his tenants; the landlord who seems to be constantly in court; the multi millionaire who refuses to accept tenants who are on zero-hours work contracts, single parents...
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Millstream Management raises £35,000 for Macmillan
Thanks to the efforts of Lodge managers, owners and colleagues around the country, Millstream Management Services and the Churchill Foundation raised over £35,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by...
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Winter boots for the homeless in Dorset
The team at Edwards Fine & Country in Bournemouth presented Hope for Food with a cheque for £2,800 to buy 35 pairs of winter boots as part of The Fine & Country Foundation’s autumn grant...
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Rightmove shares downgraded to ‘neutral’ from ‘buy’ by UBS bank
The dust has barely settled on the news that Rightmove is raising its fees to agents – and that key directors are to receive impressive bonus payments, both of which have riled their agency clients –...
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