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'Marie Celeste' estate agency expelled by TPO and kicked off Companies House

Ivory & Hatton still has a swish website but all other signs of business activity are missing including a working telephone number. 

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Industry figure calls for earlier disclosure of property search info<br />

Nick Dyoss says it's no silver bullet but revealing key local authority and environmental search info at start of sales would help speed up sales.

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Leading AML expert says traditional identity checking ‘soon obsolete’<br />

John Dobson says increasing sophistication among fraudsters and launderers means traditional electronic and paper methods are easy to swerve. 

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It's time to get political about the property industry's toxic culture<br />

Estate agency founder Ellie Rees says the sector needs fewer middle-aged white men at the top if estate agency is going to change for the better.

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The Negotiator Awards – our free-to-enter awards programme is waiting for your entry<br />

The UK's leading awards for estate and letting agents and suppliers is open for entry. Start your entry process by registering now.

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The new issue is published and available to read online.

Your trade mag is available in print and online. It's packed with features, interviews, product and services reviews and opinion pieces.

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Is this property's #metoo moment? Former agent reveals rape ordeal at hands of manager<br />

Clare Yates, who is now an industry consultant, says too few women within the industry feel they can report sexual assault for fear of reprisal.

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GUEST BLOG: Playing the Covid card

Industry consultant Adam Walker says corporate agencies which use Covid as an excuse to save on service are revealing a greater threat to the industry.

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RICS members to wait longer to for results of 'whistleblower' review

Since allegations surfaced in a national newspaper in November last year, Alison Levitt QC has been looking into the Treasury controls scandal.

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The Negotiator Awards – deadline extended!

It's the busiest time for agents in memory – we appreciate you need a little more time to get your entries in for the UK's premier awards for the residential property industry.

You now have until 31st August 2021. If you have already submitted your entry, you can still amend, improve and update, right up to the new, FINAL, deadline.

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