Nigel Lewis
Nigel Lewis is The Negotiator’s Head of Content and has a 28-year track record as a property journalist.
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BLOG: Could Spain’s housing pain soon reign in Britain too?
Campaign groups have persuaded the left-leaning minority Spanish Government to get radical about the country's housing crisis, so would British politicians ever follow suit?
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Is estate agency ‘business attire’ now a dog’s breakfast?
After a Lord recently claimed estate agents are one of the few bastions of the tie, should the industry move to a more casual approach?
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BLOG: Why are councils so keen on reducing high street footfall?
Nigel Lewis says estate agencies need passing shoppers to justify their high street branches, but councils' love of high parking charges and out-of-town shopping centres…
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BLOG: Agents still deducting money from deposits illegally
A mundane but depressing case recently heard by a tribunal shows some parts of the industry are still not adhering to the Tenant Fees Act.
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Told you so! First consequences of Renters’ Rights Act hit rental market
Both Foxtons and Savills have revealed a range of problems for letting agents, landlords and tenants as legislation's unintended consequences land.
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When will the shocks stop and a normal property market return?
The Spring sales market pretty much didn't happen for many estate agents as global and national problems persist, so what does that mean for pricing?
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The creaky Tribunal system won’t cope with a rise in contested rent increases
Those working within the industry are worried that Ministers haven't realised how unprepared Tribunals are for a deluge of tenants contesting rises.
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Is the Renters’ Rights Act the housing nirvana Labour promised?
While industry seniors and Ministers have applauded the legislation, others point out its red tape is already having unintended consequences.
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BLOG: Will AI eat your job in estate agency? No – and here’s why
The fast-developing tech behind Artificial Intelligence will soon make many procedural jobs obsolete, but what those within the property industry, asks Nigel Lewis?
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As the big portals prepare to comply with the Renters’ Rights Act, what about Facebook and Gumtree?
While Zoopla and Rightmove will soon require letting agents to advertise rental properties compliantly, Nigel Lewis looks into the other places where PRS homes are…
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