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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Countrywide share price leaps by 23% following 'predator' rumours 15 hours, 49 minutes ago
Shares in Countrywide jumped in price by 23% yesterday following rumours that an unnamed ‘predator’ fund or company is circling the beleaguered estate agency group.
The rumours were highlighted in an art […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Huge exodus of landlords predicted as extra time, cost and red tape take their toll 15 hours, 50 minutes ago
Some 600,000 or 41% of landlords are considering selling up and exiting the market while 10% are ‘definitely’ mulling such a move, a report from insurer LV= has concluded.
The key reasons for the pot […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Minimum qualifications proposals to take 'at least' three years to become law 15 hours, 50 minutes ago
ARLA Propertymark has confirmed that the introduction of a minimum qualifications standard for estate agents is unlikely to see the light of day until 2023 at the earliest and possibly not until the mid-2020s, […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Prince Harry's former girlfriend to marry a Savills estate agent 15 hours, 50 minutes ago
Prince Harry’s former girlfriend and film actress Cressida Bonas has announced she is getting married to a qualified surveyor and estate agent who works for Savills.
The 30-year-old Bonas posted a selfie w […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Industry warns hard line on EU immigration will cause 'distress' for renters, landlords and agents 15 hours, 50 minutes ago
The property industry has warned Home Secretary Priti Patel that her proposed plans to close the borders to EU citizens and end their right to free movement into and out of the UK will cause ‘unnecessary d […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Council charges record £900 per property to license rented homes 1 day, 8 hours ago
A local authority in London has increased its property licensing fees by 78% to £900 per property, which is believed to be the highest in the UK.
The huge increase is expected to generate an additional […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, World's worst estate agent returns to Channel 4 1 day, 15 hours ago
Stath Lets, the BAFTA-nominated Channel 4 TV comedy about the ‘world’s worst estate agent’ and those who work with him at his family firm Michael & Eagle in North London is due to start its second series this […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Stamp duty reforms descend into confusion as Javid denies move to make sellers pay 1 day, 15 hours ago
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has denied claims that he is to move the responsibility for paying stamp duty from the buyer to the seller, throwing the government’s planned reform of the duty into c […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Sales agreed during August at highest level since 2015, claims portal 1 day, 15 hours ago
Despite the terrible weather battering the UK at the moment, Rightmove says the property market has been hotter than usual so far this month.
It’s latest house price index reveals that so far August has s […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, 'Online-only estate agents have failed to disrupt the property industry' 1 day, 15 hours ago
Online-only estate agents have largely failed in their bid to disrupt the property industry but have radically changed what the public now expect of estate agents.
This claim is made by high-profile […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, He's back! Former Belvoir boss joins tenant passporting tech firm 4 days, 8 hours ago
The former boss of Belvoir, Eric Walker, has joined rental platform The Lettings Hub as a consultant for its Property Passport as it prepares to take the referencing product to market.
Walker, who left […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Doorsteps to grow sixfold by next year, claims founder as he criticises education system 4 days, 15 hours ago
The young founder of online estate agency Doorsteps has claimed that his business is now turning over £1 million a year and that he expects the firm to reach a £6 million turnover by next year.
In an i […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, easyProperty founder resigns directorship at site's former holding company 4 days, 15 hours ago
easyProperty co-founder Rob Ellice has resigned as a director of the website’s former holding company Eprop Services Ltd, ending a nearly five year run as a director of the firm.
The 44-year-old parted c […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Deposit replacement firm Flatfair raises £9 million from investors 4 days, 15 hours ago
Deposit replacement service Flatfair has raised £9 million in Series A funding from a group of six investors that includes the recently-departed Savills CEO Jeremy Helsby.
Others in this latest round […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Estate agent rails against HouseSimple's 'race to the bottom' free service 4 days, 15 hours ago
An estate agent has turned to Twitter to vent his frustration at losing an instruction to HouseSimple, which has been offering vendors a ‘no commission’ selling service since June this year.
Maurice Kil […]
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Sorry, Maurice,
The vendor just didn’t like you enough. There was perhaps some like, but not enough for them to trust.
The fee is often blamed for any agency losing the instruction. But there’s never a precise figure in the mind of the vendor when a Yes turns into a No.
That said, there’s some vendors that simply aren’t a good fit. Some, that deserve the agency they choose.
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The Negotiator wrote a new post, Prop-what? 5 days ago
The last decade has seen an explosion in the proptech industry – with the start-ups emerging at the turn of the decade now, in some cases, being global listed companies.
This is an exciting time in real e […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Excluding property developers from AML is unfair to estate agents, it is claimed 5 days, 15 hours ago
A leading anti-money laundering tech platform has called for a major overhaul of the legislation governing the policing of ‘dirty money’ within the property industry.
SmartSearch says the loophole wit […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Welsh fees ban differs to England's legislation in two major ways, guidance shows 5 days, 15 hours ago
The Welsh government has issued its guidance to letting agents and landlords ahead of the country’s fees ban due to go live on September 1st, highlighting the key differences between it and the existing E […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Land Registry hires 1,000 staff to reduce shocking six-month delays for leaseholders 5 days, 15 hours ago
The Land Registry has admitted that leaseholders seeking to update or extend their leases are facing delays of up to six months.
It has also hired an extra 1,000 staff and put others on overtime to reduce […]
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Nigel Lewis, Online Editor, The Negotiator wrote a new post, Average cost of evicting rogue tenants reaches eye-watering £31k 5 days, 15 hours ago
The average cost of rogue tenant evictions in the UK has reached £31,886 and takes nine months to achieve according to research by a leading letting agent.
London company Benham & Reeves has included lost […]
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66 employees + minimum wage = £?
8,000 listings at £99 = £?
Own equity £18m?
Who is the accountant?