Your weekend roundup of news from The Neg

The Negotiator Magazine June 2020 issue, available to all, online

The June issue of The Negotiator Magazine is now available to all, as a digital edition. Just click the link to browse articles, interviews and features, which can help you through the COVID-19 crisis.

 

IN THIS ISSUE: 

• The Negotiator Awards 2020 are open for entry! Time to start preparing your entry.

• Surviving the virus Part 2. Adam Walker offers advice to agents coping with the crisis.

• Profit boosters. Eight great ways to increase your revenues.

•Universal Credit. Your landlords may not want to know, but in this crisis, they need to know.

• The franchise option. Lose the stress and team up with the best!

• Proptech special. We review a plethora of apps and plugins to power your business.

 

 

Click here to read The Negotiator Magazine June 2020 issue, available to all, online.

Northern Ireland is first country to re-open after England, but will Wales and Scotland follow?

ARLA Propertymark has been notified and is hoping that Scotland and Wales follow suit next week, when their First Ministers are scheduled to make COVID announcements.

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Interview: OnTheMarket CEO’s candid answers to agent criticisms

OnTheMarket acting-CEO Clive Beattie, talks to The Negotiator as we ask him some of the industry's key questions about the portal following its latest results.

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Ministers have underestimated scale of cladding problem, say managing agents<br />

The industry needs to persuade the government to speed up the cladding remediation process, make it more effective and make funding easier to access to helped trapped leaseholders.

Click here to read Ministers have underestimated scale of cladding problem, say managing agents<br />.

COVID to cost OTM £2 million as it also reveals an extra 1,000 paying agents

The portal reveals increasing revenues and additional paying customers, but also reveals that its 33% discount offered during the crisis, will cost it dear.

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Wednesday was estate agencies' last chance to furlough staff before scheme winds down

The complicated rules governing the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme mean companies need to start planning ahead carefully from today onwards. 

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Phil Spencer advises some buyers to ‘sit on the fence’ and negotiate

The TV presenter has given a characteristically candid interview in which he spells out the somewhat stark choices facing buyers and vendors during the ongoing pandemic.

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Former Purplebricks boss launches industry foundation to ‘give something back’

It won't be popular with some agents who view Michael Bruce's legacy dimly, but the foundation is backed with £1 million of his personal wealth.

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Data revolution: ‘Number plate’ system for all UK homes gets green light

After July 1st the government is to release its Unique Property Reference Numbers data to both homeowners and non-commercial organisations, creating a system similar to car registration numbers.

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Coronavirus Protection & Planning webinar series – available to view now<br />

Industry software providers, BriefYourMarket and Yomdel have teamed up to run a series of Protection & Planning Webinars to support agents.

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INTERVIEW: Watkin and Day: Why we’re backing Agents Together

Mike Day and Chris Watkin make the case for Michael Bruce's new foundation and why experienced industry people should join its panel of business mentors.

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3 ways to thrive as we emerge from Lockdown Britain

We're all having to rapidly adapt to the new normal, says Orla Shields, but what can we do to earn landlords' trust and help them through these difficult times?

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