Emoov raises £1.15m, Purplebricks ad spend boost 




Irish estate agent to market properties only after a sale contract has been completed by vendor

Could this be the answer to the UK's lengthening 'days to sell'? Dublin agency says waiting for problems with title and local searches to be sorted after agreeing a sale is 'archaic'.

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Payment tech to end move-in day nightmares

Exasperated clients waiting around with the removal van in the afternoon for money to reach the lawyers could soon be a thing of the past.

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Emoov raises £1.15 million in one day from friends, family and former customers

Crowdfunding campaign is being billed as last chance for smaller investors to get involved before the hybrid agency goes for an IPO.

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Agent ‘trustability’

 
"I am well aware of the importance of building trust to win a client’s business, it is an essential element in their decision making, but how can I coach my staff to be better ‘trust builders’?"

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More new regulations!

 
Government plans to curtail gazumping. However says Louise Jefferies, Director of Business Development at SDL Group, the measures do not go far enough.

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Agents face more AML rules in draft EU bill

Agents will soon have to run identity checks on tenants paying more than £8,800 pcm in rent.
Electronic client verification may soon also become mandatory.

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Purplebricks increases UK ad spend by 50% to £21 million as it aims at 10% market share

Extraordinary figures are revealed in latest annual report and account, which also reveal increased profits and turnover here, but continuing losses in Australia and the US.

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More new regulations!

Without a doubt, over the years some landlords have mistreated their tenants, says Frances Burkinshaw, which has had the effect of beginning to spoil business for the good landlords.

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Stop using proptech to solve problems that don’t exist and copy Amazon, public tell agents

A survey of consumer attitudes to agent proptech solutions reveals a desire to see the same functionality offered by Amazon and Uber to be used by agents.

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Rent recognition tech firms to pitch today for rest of HM Treasury’s £2m fund

Six companies who made it to second round of Rental Recognition Challenge and were given £100,000 each must now persuade a panel of experts why they should be given the remaining cash.

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