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Nigel Lewis
Takeovers and makeovers
Nigel Lewis asks if two of the biggest names in residential agency really have any future at all.
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Features
Level up your listings
When it comes to listings, Lisa Isaacs asks whether agents should become content creators to keep pace with home movers.
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Latest property news
‘Agent controlled’ portal gaining traction with first 200 properties
The Neg reported in June how Find Properties was hoping to destabilise the portal market by launching a portal that would be developed and controlled by agents.
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EXCLUSIVE: Entrepreneur plans agent-owned portal to tackle likes of Rightmove
Find Properties will encourage agents to differentiate themselves by improving their own web presence which will also improve standards and competition.
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Agencies & People
A bite of the apple
Can one of the newcomer marketing platforms break through to become the Apple of the property portal business? Richard Reed asks the contenders why they think they can.
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Agencies & People
Is Purplebricks crumbling?
The recent announcement of a significant recasting of its business model leads Nigel Lewis to wonder where that leaves the great disruptor.
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Latest property news
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’re beating the other portals’ says Boomin boss
Michael Bruce says the platform is signing up 100-150 branches a week and is well on the way to having 7,000 on board.
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Agents ‘sleepwalking’ into giving portals too much control – claim
Comments are made to The Negotiator by proptech pioneer Lou Quinn who says he's worried by Rightmove and Boomin in particular.
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Features
Guardians of the Zooplaverse
As Zoopla comes under pressure from the upstarts, Nigel Lewis asked its executive team, Charlie Bryant and Andy Marshall, just how they are fighting back.
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Features
Friends, Romans, Leaders…
Peter Kavanagh heads up the 160-branch Leaders Romans Group, the pinnacle of a 33-year career. Nigel Lewis asked him how it’s navigating a fast-changing property industry.
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