Hunters takeover | CEO warning | Business rates

BREAKING: Martin & Co parent firm TPFG in talks to buy rival Hunters<br />

Franchising giant TPFG looks to land major coup and hoover up rival, but will competition regulators step in?

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Yopa promotes finance chief to MD but remains long way off profitability<br />

Hybrid agency has promoted Freddie Cornes to run the business day-to-day, 16 months after former Countrywide chief Grenville Turner was made Chairman

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Extend stamp duty or risk 'own goal', leading industry CEO tells Chancellor<br />

Peter Kavanagh of Leaders Romans Group says not extending or transitioning the end of holiday will disappoint 10,000s buyers.

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Ministers urged by estate agents to make business rates exemption permanent<br />

Propertymark says the temporary arrangements brought in during Covid that put branches on same footing as shops, should carry on.

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The December 2020 is published – available to all to read, now!

The UK's only trade magazine for estate and letting agents is available to read today. It's in digital format, so wherever you are, you get your copy!

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Independent estate agency lands huge national home sales contract

Dacre, Son & Hartley is to sell properties for largest retirement home charity and set up national network of appointed agents.

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