Resources
Articles and features of practical use to estate and letting agents covering redress, compliance, education and training.
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Conflicting business models
Horses for courses? Adam Walker has a tricky ‘seat’ as a Council asks him to help them establish a letting agency, wanting him to be jockey and trainer!
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Rent inflation dilemma for landlords
Rents are rising at a slower pace than general inflation, the new HomeLet Rental Index reveals, leaving landlords who are facing higher costs with a dilemma.
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11 buyers for every property!
Designs on Property tracks and summarises the monthly property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “While supply is constrained, this will drive the market forward from a price perspective – as long as people have the money to spend.”
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A rocky year ahead for online agents
Online agents had a great ride in the last year, says Adam Walker, but he is pretty certain that this particular roller coaster could have a rockier time in 2017. Why?
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Rental price inflation heads for zero
Rental price inflation fell to 0.7 per cent in January and is on target to fall below zero within months, the January HomeLet Rental Index reveals.
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London rent increases slow down
Rents in London are rising more slowly than anywhere else in the country except the East Midlands, the latest data from the HomeLet Rental Index reveals.
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Training agents to thrive in a ‘make it happen’ market
With challenging market conditions, we need our negotiators to make the best of every opportunity. What do you suggest as a next step?
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Costs set to rise for landlords
Average annual UK rental price inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in December, the latest HomeLet Rental Index reveals, down from 3.8 per cent in December 2015...
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Raising your game for 2017
"Whilst 2016 was a reasonable year, I sense that 2017 may be less favourable. What would your tips be to face up to a potentially challenging new year?"
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Mind the gap
Property prices rise… and rise, so why do estate agencies command lower sales values than lettings agencies?
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