Your round-up of the week's hot news from The Neg

Foxtons buys rival independent estate agency for £2.2 million

Foxtons has bought Woolwich based two-branch firm London Stone Properties, which specialises in selling, letting and managing upmarket apartments.

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Purplebricks share price hits four-year low after week of drops

The embattled hybrid agency's share price hit 89.5 at close of trading yesterday on the AIM stock market, its lowest price since January 2016.

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Another multi-branch estate agency quits the high street for a central office

David Lee claims the estate agency industry values branches, but customers 'just don't care' and dislike paying to park on the high street.

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Estate agents warned over WhatsApp rules change ‘ticking timebomb’

Sales and letting agents who use their personal WhatsApp to communicate with customers risk being sued by the platform and are in breach of GDPR and privacy laws, it is claimed.

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Coronavirus advice: ‘Stand six feet from clients when visiting properties’

Extraordinary but perhaps sensible advice is given to inventory clerks by their national association chief as first death is reported in UK.

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Is Hunters the most gender balanced estate agency in the UK?

Data released by Hunters ahead of International Women's Day shows that just over 60% of its staff including senior decision makers, are female.

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‘Busiest February for lettings in recent times’ claims independent agency

Jackson & Co says both renewed confidence in housing market and its negotiators' efforts have prompted a record month, echoing several recent national rental indices.

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Is there still a need for estate agents to be on the High Street?

A former senior high street estate agent now working for a tech platform argues that leaving the high street increases, not lessens, customer interaction.

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