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COVER FEATURE – Tenant referencing and fraud

Identity fraud is becoming a huge problem for agents and landlords. Lisa Isaacs asks the major providers what they are doing to help defeat the cheats.

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FEATURE – The cost of borrowing and effect on the market

The housing market is being controlled by the Bank of England and wider economic pressures. Richard Reed asks finance experts where it's going next.

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The Consultant –<br />Adam Walker <br />

What does a good business look like to an acquisitive buyer? Adam looks at what creates value in an agency.

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The Ombudsman  – <br />Rebecca Marsh<br />

Each month The Property Ombudsman resolves a dispute involving an agent and client. This month a leaseholder with an endless list of complaints...

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The Analyst –<br />Kate Faulkner OBE<br />

Away from the daily horror headlines, our house price expert analyses what is really going on in the property market.

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CONTENTS – 52 pages of features, columns, expert opinion and interviews

The Negotiator covers everything that is important to estate and letting agents – written by experts and professionals. See what's being served up in this month's issue.

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The Marketer – <br />Nelly Berova

Every day you add new pictures to your website, but according to Nelly, if you aren't doing it right, you could be upsetting Google...

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REGIONAL REPORT – St Mawes, Staines and Cardiff

Three agents around the country report back on how the market is faring on their patch. This month we hear from H Tiddy, Seymours and Kelvin Francis.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS ROUNDUP

Appointments, promotions, awards, launches, acquisitions, mergers – The Neg's monthly report of all the really good news from the industry.

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AGENT SPOTLIGHT – Simon Tomlinson of <br />RELD Property

Nigel Lewis meets the man and his wife who mixed horses with proptech to hack out a unique niche for themselves in estate agency.

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FEATURE  – Keep it fresh, fast and functional: your annual website review

You have to keep your website's technology right up to date to keep the instructions flowing. Charlotte Flake looks at the new tech on offer.

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COMMENT: The housing transaction is not fit for purpose

The Neg's Head of Content, Nigel Lewis recently set Twitter alight with his personal rant about the house-buying and selling process. Here's his professional view.

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