AI gamechanger | 'Apprentice' loses case | Connells chief milestone

Industry firm claims ChatGPT to play 'major role' in listings creation

Artificial intelligence could soon be 'helping' estate agencies write listings copy claims website and marketing firm Property Webmasters - so we put it to the test.

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Sunak appoints replacement for housing minister - sixth in a year!<br />

Rachel Maclean has been appointed as a DLUHC minister to take over from Lucy Frazer, who was promoted to the Cabinet.

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Belvoir Group reports record revenue after £4 million jump

Revenue at the Group increased to a record £33.5 million from £29.6 million in 2021 buoyed by an increase on rents on new tenancies increasing by 10.8% during 2022.

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40-years service celebration for Connells chief who started as neg<br />

Industry senior Roger Barrett, Connells Group’s Land & New Homes chief, is popping the champagne on a whopping 40 years with the business after joining the estate agency in the 1980s.

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Estate agent and ex-Apprentice contestant facing £200,000 legal bill<br />

Estate agent Alex Britez, who appeared on the seventh series of hit BBC show The Apprentice in 2011 has been left facing a £200,000 court bill.

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The Negotiator Magazine – February 2023 issue – yours to read now

Read the latest edition of The Negotiator Magazine the industry trade magazine for estate and letting agency.

 

In this issue:

 

• Training and staff retention

 

• Latest house prices analysis

 

• Industry leaders' predictions for 2023

 

• Rent controls controversy

 

• Why you should love your solicitor

 

• Cyber crime threat to agency business

 

• Appointments, launches and mergers

 

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Boiler upgrade drive for rented homes is failing, lords warn Government

A House of Lords committee says urgent changes are needed to improve take-up of the Government's low-carbon boiler initiative.

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Significant sales market slowdown is confirmed by HMRC<br />

Latest figures from HMRC reveal a drop in sales last month, as the housing market loses momentum following last year's boom.

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The Neg's monthly roundup of movers and shakers

Who goes where? Read and find out – our monthly listing of acquisitions, mergers, launches, appointments and promotions. 

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