Your weekend roundup of news and features

Strike boss counters critics with Zoopla data showing it now has 2% market share<br />

Sam Mitchell says 'free' model is working and latest Zoopla listings data shows it has nearly doubled its market share over past six months.

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Five UK proptechs backed by US-led global investment initiative<br />

The investment cash and support keeps on flowing towards UK proptech including to Property Deals Insight, Residently, Houzen, SearchSmartly and Safe2.

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National landlord register takes latest step towards going live<br />

Government has posted an ad for a £39,000-a-year civil servant to help manage the project towards its final goal in England.

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Boomin 'in talks' to finalise £20 million extra City and industry funding<br />

Sky News says existing investors Channel 4 and Foxtons are part of raise which will see listing agents get free shares in return for loyalty.

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London is hardest place to work as an estate agent at the moment<br />

Properties in some areas of the capital are taking 100 days to sell at the moment while in Nottingham it's only 42 days.

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The March issue of the UK's only magazine for estate and letting agents is online to read now

THIS MONTH'S FEATURES: Kate Faulkner on house prices • Levelling up – real policies of just empty words? • Why the VAT system needs an overhaul • Are the big portals keeping up with the challengers? • The Ombudsman on messy handovers • Rural properties and unreasonable regulations • Agent interview – Clynton Nel of Johns&Co – and much more!

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Feature: Beware the boiler ban

Green regulations coming into force in 2026 could have a disastrous effect on rural property prices. Richard Reed reports.

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 ‘Property United for Ukraine’ – join the industry effort to help the humanitarian crisis

Initiative supported by all major industry groups urges agents to donate their fundraising cash through new Just Giving page.

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Feature: Sales using auction

Charlotte Flake talks to the property auction specialists who are making it very easy and lucrative for agents to offer the auction option to clients.

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Feature: The new marketing platforms

Richard Reed wonders if the leading portals are being outsmarted by agile disruptors offering clever new ways to win clients.

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