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Property platform launches photo service that checks images for GDPR compliance<br />

FocalAgent's new PropertyBox tech is designed to offer smaller agents the ability to upgrade images and blur out any sensitive information.

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Half of all house hunters now use virtual tours, new poll reveals<br />

Research reveals that property portals remain the main way for 75% of house hunters to find their next home.

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Estate agent launches property industry recruitment firm<br />

London senior Steven Wayne says Agent Recruit will initially be a regional player in the Capital but will later branch out further afield.

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Landlords call for 3% Stamp Duty levy on BTL property to be axed<br />

NRLA says decision is 'no brainer' as it would add 900,000 properties to the private rented sector and raise £10 billion for the treasury.

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Why do women get 20p in bonus for every £1 earned by men, asks leading agent<br />

Ellie Rees of London agency Brickworks says she remains staggered that gender equality still has so far to go within the property industry. 

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The March issue of the UK's only magazine for estate and letting agents is online to read now

THIS MONTH'S FEATURES: Kate Faulkner on house prices • Levelling up – real policies of just empty words? • Why the VAT system needs an overhaul • Are the big portals keeping up with the challengers? • The Ombudsman on messy handovers • Rural properties and unreasonable regulations • Agent interview – Clynton Nel of Johns&Co – and much more!

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