Your weekend roundup of top stories

Do you agree? Agent joins chorus of disapproval following Kirstie comments

Sussex auctions chief Simon Caplin says it's unfair to lambast young buyers for their spending habits and suggest they should 'buy somewhere cheaper'. 

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Mega Mansion Hunters - Reality TV bluster or the future of UK estate agency?<br />

Show's star Tyrone Ash is clear that his aggressive US-style commission-only estate agency brokerage is set to 'turn the industry on its head'. 

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New housing minister revealed during reshuffle as Pincher departs<br />

New minister is Stuart Andrew who, in the best traditions of reshuffles, has no experience of the industry other than being a BTL landlord.

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Estate agent launches private prosecution against fraudulent employee<br />

Amersham agency has successfully brought a private prosecution against Paul Cheriton who admitted stealing £50,000 from firm's landlords.

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<br />The Negotiator February 2022 issue is published – read it now, online.

Your monthly trade mag is online for you to read – 44 pages of comment, features, product news and advice. 

This month we focus on tenant deposits and inventories and ways to make them less of a pain to manage, plus a host of ideas for driving new revenues, without any additional effort. Too good to be true? Read on...

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ANALYSIS: Purplebricks CEO ‘turning ship around’ despite share price drops

David Hill of Vox Markets says media headlines have merely spooked investors and that underlying business has a bright future.

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Conveyancers WERE to blame for the recent house sales bottleneck, says report

Mio says conveyancers were overwhelmed by the surge in transactions, but also hampered by sluggish searches at many local authorities.

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