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The Negotiator Magazine March issue: New risks – insurance review<br />

As the world of agency evolves, so the type of risks an agent will face evolve too. Property insurance specialist Oliver Wharmby outlines some of the new dangers facing estate and letting agents.

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'Unfair' redress system for dual fee disputes must be reformed, says agent<br />

London agency Brian Cox is unhappy after being told to return an £8,000 fee even though competitor could not prove it had passed on offer.

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Innovative first time buyer platform launches bid for extra cash<br />

StepLadder is seeking £125,000 to help expand its new concept of first time buyer 'circles' within which people lend each other money.

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Hamptons staff help raise £1.2 million for Cancer Research<br />

Agency's staff have walked, run, swum, cycled, scooted and even galloped 27,000 miles since October to help raise the cash.

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Welsh block management giant snaps up another estate agency<br />

Seraph says its strategic direction has led it to buy Newport-based estate agency Nuttall Parker for an undisclosed sum.

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Former Countrywide director Peter Hurrell joins leading independent<br />

The 54-year-old says he is looking forward to his new adventure after exiting a business he co-founded after leaving Countrywide.

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