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Business as usual at TDS following fire
Steve Harriott, CEO, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), tells The Negotiator that it’s ‘business as usual’ after the serious fire at the company’s head-office and how…
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Estate agent still a key conveyancing recommender for house movers, research reveals
A third of all buyers or sellers turn to the estate agent involved for advice on which conveyancing solicitor to use, says When You Move.
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haart returns £20m of tenancy deposits
haart, one of the UK’s largest estate agency groups, is partnering with the tenancy deposit alternative, flatfair, embarking on a campaign that could result in…
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Tenancy Deposit Service restores emails and phones after HQ fire
Phone lines for the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) have been reconnected following Wednesday night’s fire at its headquarters in Hemel Hempstead, the company has…
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Zoopla PR chief leaves to join Chesterman at £30m used car website
Zoopla and ZPG public relations chief Lawrence Hall has left the company to join his former boss Alex Chesterman at his latest venture.
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Zoopla removes non-property ads from its listing details pages
Zoopla has introduced several agent-pleasing measures including removing ads from search pages, helping agents prioritise leads and testing a home valuation report service.
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Rightmove and Zoopla challenger Rummage4 launches after nine years in development
Big property portal challenger Rummage4 officially launches and reveals its new CEO – former Jefferies analyst Anthony Codling.
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Spark saved after it’s bought by green energy firm OVO
Utility supplier Spark Energy has been bought by Bristol-based renewable energy firm OVO Group just days after Spark announce it was in difficulties, blaming ‘increasingly…
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Are drones the futures of property surveying?
Demand for cutting-edge drone technology is rising at a leading multi-disciplinary property firm after its use on the renovation of a historic hall in London.
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Experian says reporting tenants’ rent DOES help improve their credit scores
Read how the reported rents of both social and private sector tenants captured in recent years are now flowing into Experian's credit score creating system.
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