LRG buy-to-let boost | Rent freeze rebuff | MRI takeover

LRG reveals boost for buy-to-let market

Eight out of 10 landlords still see residential property as the best form of investment and plan to maintain or increase their portfolios over the next year.

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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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MRI Software completes acquisition of Simon Baker’s PropTech Group<br />

Acquisition completes after securing approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Foreign Investment Review Board and Federal Court of Australia.

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Government turns down another Labour plea for rent freeze<br />

Housing minister Felicity Buchan also said the Government still has no date for publication of expected Renters' Reform 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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Renters 'harder hit by cost of living crisis than homeowners'

Figures from the ONS show that tenants are struggling to pay energy bills, and are being forced to borrow money.

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GUEST BLOG: Don’t get caught out by Client Money Protection rules<br />

Some schemes have turned away from Electronic Money Institutions. Garrett Foxon, CEO of LettsPay, outlines the current state of play.

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The Neg's digital marketing guru explains Google ad network

The Google Display Network is the reason adverts follow you around the web. Nelly Berova explains how it can work for estate and letting agents.

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