Your weekend roundup of top news




Sales frenzy: Countrywide says 36% of properties receiving three or more bids<br />

Estate agency giant is one of several industry names flagging up extreme property sales activity within the market.

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Interview: The ex-Foxtons agent transforming rent-to-rent into ‘shared living’<br />

London Shared founder Jake Willis tells The Neg why his model of rent-to-rent is already changing the sector.

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Foxtons report 60% sales revenue jump as it invests in Boomin<br />

Foxtons says its business has rebounded strongly during the first quarter of the year as it takes a stake in Boomin alongside Channel 4 and the Mortgage Advice Bureau.

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Report lifts lid on which portals deliver the most leads<br />

Much debated among estate agents, Callwell's analysis of 500,000 inbound leads may not go down well in some portal board rooms.

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Exclusive: Rightmove lures back departed agents with discounts and rolling contracts<br />

Many but not all of the agents who left during the height of the 'Say No To Rightmove' campaign have now taken the 'sweetener' deals on offer to return.

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The Negotiator April issue – Proptech news

Then Negotiator's monthly summary of developments and new products which could give your business the technical edge.

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Young entrepreneur launches UK’s first ‘modern’ land buying and selling portal

Founder Thomas McAlpine says Addland.com has signed up Savills, Bidwells and the Land and New Homes Network as listing agents for its launch.
 

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BBC virtual property tours investigation opens privacy ‘can of worms’

Both virtual tours suppliers and estate agents will have to be much more vigilant when uploading 3D material to the internet, says one supplier.

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The Negotiator April issue is available online now!

The April edition of the only trade magazine for estate and letting agents is published, online. 52 pages of agency news, features, market reports, interviews, columns and product analysis.

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