Your weekend roundup of top news and features




The Negotiator Awards 2021 are open for entry. Is your business winning? Prove it by being part of the UK's most important and valuable residential property awards.

The entries are coming in – so where is yours? Don't miss your opportunity to show the world just how successful your business is and why yours is the only one to choose. 

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Over half of property sector still working from home

Figures published this week reveal that 57 per cent of property professionals continued to work remotely in April.

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Letting agent calls out everyday sexual harassment at work from clients

Georgie Prebble from St Albans reveals shocking comments and attitudes from male clients which she blames of sexualisation of agents online.

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Guest blog: “We’re facing frightening levels of demand at the moment”

MD of Lodestone says surge of people moving from cities to countryside has meant a dizzying period for her estate agency.

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Estate agency picketed over disputed ‘No DSS’ rejected tenant

Tenant who is supported by Acorn claims discrimination but agency says she failed referencing process.

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Senior crime officer ‘concerned’ by bitcoin property sales

Nigel Leary's comments follow offer by developer Nick Candy to take payment for a London penthouse via cryptocurrency.

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Boomin joins long list of advertisers ‘reviewing’ GB News TV adverts

Portal's CMO says he is reviewing Andrew Neil's just-launched news channel, as an appropriate advertising medium for the brand.

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Going it alone? Go with us!

Ready to make the break from being just another high street agent? Rollo Miles, CEO of Agent & Homes, offers the perfect balance.

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Smooth moves – utilities and home-move apps

Utility switching and home moving assistants can help lift agents out of their purely property role, improving their image and income streams in the process, says Lisa Isaacs.

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<strong>Follow my lead – for more valuations</strong>

In the digital age, a quick response to enquiries has never been more critical. Richard Reed looks at seven different lead online generation tools to see how they compare.

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Pride Month – inclusivity in agency

Nigel Lewis meets LGBT+ campaigner and Strutt & Parker director, Misa von Tunzelman and asks how agency in general is handling its corporate and personal sensitivities.

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