The Neg Awards winners, Airbnb £31m UK expansion, OVO takes over Spark Energy

The Negotiator Awards – winners announced at spectacular ceremony at Grosvenor House, London

900 agents and suppliers attended the UK's premier awards for the residential property industry on Friday night. Hosted by Julian Clary, 34 awards were bestowed on the best agents and suppliers in the UK property industry. See all the winners here.

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OpenRent offers landlords and tenants free rent collection service

UK's largest letting agency by listing size says it will chase tenants if they're late paying too, all for no charge.

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‘Airbnb’ for longer-term lettings sets up shop in UK with £31m expansion fund

Spotahome.com already has 4,000 listings for one month-plus rentals in London but is now to open an office.

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TheHouseShop starts uploading its rental listings to Facebook’s Marketplace

The free-to-list portal follows Zoopla and OnTheMarket onto the social media platform.

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It pays to be well-connected

Utility suppliers have become very interested in estate and letting agencies as a route to market, and for the agent, that can mean a new revenue stream and less moving hassle. Lisa Isaacs reports.

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Spark Energy saved after it’s bought by green energy firm OVO

The 290,000 customers of specialist rental market utilities supplier Spark Energy including many estate agents and landlords, will see no disruption in service.

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