Countrywide ex-director speaks | Govt illegal advice | Minister bans ugly homes

Bob Scarff: ‘How I’d fix Countrywide, and why it’s in trouble’

Former senior Countrywide director bares all during video interview with Chris Watkins released exclusively to The Negotiator.

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Ministry pushes out of date advice in its ‘model’ tenancy contract

The Department for Communities and Local Government has been warned about the contract, which offers illegal advice over additional deposits for pets.

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SpicerHaart’s Just Mortgages arm tests out ‘no ties’ brokerage hub for agents

Service offers all agents a fee opportunity for introductions including its own branches and is being tested in South Wales before a more widespread launch.

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Housing Secretary says he’ll have ‘no ugly homes built in the UK’

Speaking at the Tory party conference, Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick said, “We’re determined to deliver homes that families are proud to call their own." 

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Rising digital-savvy estate agency star acquires traditional rival

My Property Box has acquired Darlington-based Sandersons Lettings just months after buying another local rival.

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Regional property report

Each month we visit three agents across the country to discover what is happening in their local market. This month we talk to agents in Surrey, Hertfordshire and The North East.

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