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Brutal industry reaction as Purplebricks looks for 'new ownership structure'

When Purplebricks announced on Friday it was looking for a buyer it didn’t take long for the knives – and jokes – to come out. Industry reaction has been both funny and brutal.

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Sunak appoints replacement for housing minister - sixth in a year!<br />

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a DLUHC minister to take over from Lucy Frazer, who was promoted to the Cabinet.

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Belvoir Group reports record revenue after £4 million jump

Revenue at the Group increased to a record £33.5 million from £29.6 million in 2021 buoyed by an increase on rents on new tenancies increasing by 10.8% during 2022.

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Winkworth reveals weak results as it struggles to repeat post-Covid success

The company recorded 2022 revenue and pre-tax profits that were higher than 2019 figures, but down compared to the previous year.

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Agents tell Ministers to reverse landlord tax changes as 'top priority'<br />

Call is made within report published today by Goodlord which also says more incentives to keep landlords in sector should be introduced.

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Government ‘looking to destroy’ private rented sector, says association leader<br />

Comments come during episode of The Home Stretch podcast from The Guild in which CEO Iain McKenzie chats to Ben Beadle about rented sector.

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The April 2023 issue of The Negotiator Magazine is published! It's yours to read now, just click and flip!

52 pages of interviews, market analysis, industry news and products and services for estate and letting agents. Free to read – just click below.

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BLOG: What can agencies facing a financial crisis do to survive?<br />

One of the UK’s leading company liquidation experts, Jon Munnery, gives Neg readers his independent view on what agencies facing a credit crunch of their own should do.

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BIG merger proves big money is on commercial, not residential, proptech now

Tech was once the big issue for estate agents but the merger of BPF and the UKPA reveals venture capital is now looking elsewhere for the next big thing.

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INTERVIEW: Simon Tomlinson, RELD Property

Nigel Lewis meets the agent who created a proptech portal for horse-lovers searching for the country life.

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