Agent giant returns | Search app expands | Lifetime deposits

OFFICIAL: Buyer enquiries 'shrinking' says latest RICS report

Housing market is quietening down as the Stamp Duty holiday tapers off, members tell researchers.

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EXCLUSIVE: Estate agency giant Engel & Volkers to return to London and begin expansion<br />

Estate agency boss says new investment by a UK fund will enable it to begin expanding again after quitting the Capital in 2019.

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The Ombudsman files – not sold at auction, but you still are owed the fee...

Rebecca Marsh at The Property Ombudsman decides just who is owed the fee for a property offered at auction.

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'Purplebricks LPEs will be unhappy over switch to staff status' – claim

Midlands high street agency boss say he will take any unhappy Purplebricks field staff who'd like to carry on being self-employed.

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FEATURE: Money launderers spread to the regions

Property fraudsters and money launderers are not just a London problem – agents across the UK are at risk, as Richard Reed discovers.

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EXCLUSIVE: Property search app begins national expansion<br />

Movestreets has been in launch phase in London and Manchester but now its CEO has big plans to go into more regions and cities.

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3 weeks left to enter The Negotiator Awards

... which is plenty of time, if you start your entry now. It's your awards, for your industry, so if you have something to shout about – take part! There's no charge. These are the UK's premier awards for the residential property industry and success in the awards will mean success in your business – more clients, more value to your company.

 

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 deadline.

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Surge in sales at auction to landlords reported

Director Andrew Binstock says properties in need of improvement and with potential are being snapped up in a market which shows no signs of cooling down.

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The Negotiator – read the new edition now!

The August issue of The Negotiator is out now. This month's theme is proptech and and the pandemic – read the experts on how agency has changed.

 

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Lifetime deposits plan risks 'throwing bathwater out with baby', warns boss

Eddie Hooker says government proposals to introduce transferable lifetime deposits for tenants must include existing innovation.

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