Adam Walker
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Mentoring
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Features
What’s next for buy-to-let?
"After an exciting and long ride, buy-to-let is now under attack from higher taxes, posher, new student homes and build-to-rent. So what’s next for buy-to-let?"
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There’s more to marketing properties than portal listings
Racing to put new instructions on the portals may, says Adam Walker, blow your chances of the best sale. It may seem like a good idea, but consider the downsides.
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What makes a business valuable to a buyer?
You want to sell your business but it’s not happening. What, asks Adam Walker, can you do?
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Our Events
The Negotiator Conference & Expo 15
Opening the event was Brandon Lewis, Minister for Housing and Planning, who said he was delighted to return to talk to us for the second year running, having survived the General Election in between and managed to stay in post as Minister for Housing and Planning. “Housing featured more prominently in the last election campaign than in any other within living memory. We made it clear that increasing supply and home ownership would be a top priority… a fully functioning and efficient housing market is vital for meeting the aspirations of working people and raising the productivity of our country,” he said. The Minister went on to comment on the new Government schemes that have been launched since the election – the Build to Rent Fund; the £10billion Housing Guarantee Scheme; Help to Buy and the Help to Buy ISA. All popular moves with delegates. He emphasised the Government’s intention to support all tenures, saying, “So whoever you are and wherever you live, you can benefit from a home of your own, whether you buy or rent. “While the right to buy and starter homes may have secured the lion’s share of attention since the election, I can assure you…
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Guest Blogs
Hidden fees
I renewed my car breakdown policy the other day. It should have been a straightforward matter but it was not. I have been with a major breakdown service for many years and the renewal fee has crept up each year. However, this year it was £286 so I decided to shop around. To my astonishment I found that the same provider was offering exactly the same cover online for £147! I rang them to buy a policy. After an eternity on hold, I got through to an operator and told him that I wanted to buy the £147 policy. “Are you an existing member?” he asked. “Yes” I said. “Well in that case you can’t buy that policy, it’s for new members only. Your renewal fee will be the figure quoted on your renewal notice.” One ethical agent launched a totally transparent fee. Competitors responded with even lower fees and more expensive extras! I asked him why an apparently reputable organisation charged existing customers twice as much as new ones. He seemed flummoxed by the question and said that he didn’t decide the policy.I asked him if I could re-join as a new member. “No”, he said, “you would have…
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Why we need better regulation in lettings
For 35 years I have viewed the burden of increasing regulation from the agent’s perspective. I’ve just been forced to look at it from the perspective of the tenant, says Adam Walker.
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How to handle the hard knocks
Recession, market changes, new technologies – can cost you your business. But, says Adam Walker, it’s how you handle it that really matters.
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