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: 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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COLUMN: This estate agent says up-front fees DO work, but is he right?
Nigel Lewis spoke to one estate agent who's a keen backer of offering vendors more choice when it comes to fee levels including up-front payments.
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Tough times driving estate agents to offer up-front fees – but is it wise?
Many mainly corporate agents are offering potential vendors £300 upfront payments in return for lower overall fees, but agents should tread carefully.
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What’s ‘fair’ about rogue tenants trashing landlord properties?
The Renters' Rights Act offers greater protection to tenants from rogue and criminal BTL operators, but where is the protection for landlords from badly behaved…
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NEG OPINION: ‘Should all estate agents be ‘tarred with the same Panorama brush’?
Many estate agencies and staff are furious that a handful of people have stained the reputation of the industry with their disregard for the law…
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Labour: What do we think of the show so far?
The Neg's Head of Content passes a critical eye over the Government's track record on the housing market a year after its thumping election win.
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COMMENT: Banning ‘rent in advance’ sounds noble, but risks chaos for agents
Labour's recent amendments are designed to protect financially vulnerable people from 'exploitation' but how, asks The Neg's Nigel Lewis, will agents and landlords manage tenancy…
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BLOG: REA’s attempt to buy Rightmove is no surprise – here’s why
Rightmove's reliance on monster profits and its relatively weak attempts to be truly innovative have opened the door to real competition, it can be argued.
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‘This petty deposit dispute shows why landlords need to be licensed’
Too many landlords are ignorant of the laws that govern the PRS and in particular the Tenant Fees Act. But one recent case shows why…
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