Your weekend review of news and features




Purplebricks lands major Corrie product placement coup

Hybrid agency is to 'sell' Coronation Street's Rovers Return pub, the first time a firm has placed product in a story line.

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Should anyone STILL have staff on furlough? Data shows 57,500 remain in scheme<br />

Latest figures from HMRC show property industry recovering from Covid but some agents still nervous about what happens in September when it ends.

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The Negotiator Awards – game on! Enter the UK's leading awards for the estate and letting agency industry now.

It's time to prepare your submission for the most prestigious and valuable awards in residential property. Entry is free, so you have nothing to lose, everything to gain.
And save the date: 26th November 2021, Grosvenor House, London – be there with us, in person!

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The Negotiator Magazine – May issue

It's your trade magazine – 52 pages of features, columns and interviews. The Negotiator covers everything that is important to estate and letting agents – written by experts and professionals.

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘What the Queen’s Speech really means for estate agents’<br />

Propertymark chief reveals real meaning behind Her Majesty's speech this morning.

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RICS calls for estate agents to adopt UPRNs as take-up remains ‘patchy’

Disliked by some as 'snooping' but heralded as a silver bullet for many of the industry's data and compliance challenges, UPRNs will become widespread soon.

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Two new estate agencies launch on the same day in London<br />

London House and Grange London have been founded by pairs of agents with long track records selling upmarket homes.

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Growing hybrid estate agency says it will have 100 territories by end of next year<br />

Estate agency Mr and Mrs Clarke says Covid has been a game changer for the business, creating a deluge of applications to become a partner.
 

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Sustainability – how green is your branch?

The big sustainable sales pitch starts here. Lisa Isaacs talks to some of the property sector's most active eco-influencers to inspire you to go green.

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Is your management software fit for purpose?

CRM software has evolved rapidly in the last couple of years, empowering agents and freeing them up for the real job, as Richard Reed discovered.

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Build back better – what have we learned?

As the UK emerges from the pandemic, will we witness a sea-change in the property industry with more efficient working practices? Richard Reed reports.

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