Your weekend round-up of news and features

Political and industry figures back campaign to help landlords accept pets<br />

New report highlights how a simple change to the Tenant Fees Act could enable thousands more landlords accept pets in their properties.

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Worries about ARPM mount as agents report landlords 'not being paid rent'

Several agents including Coventry firm Pure Properties say landlords have not received payments this month and that ARPM are "not returning calls".

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Savills predicts 1.75 million BTR properties to be built by 2031

Estate agency makes extraordinary claim about BTR housing market within Times article.

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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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Ministers have ‘not thought through First Homes’ for agents and lenders

Property and lending industries remain unsure how First Homes properties will be re-sold or marketed in the future.

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The Negotiator Awards last call – you have until tomorrow to submit your entry

If you've registered then you need to complete your entries by 3pm tomorrow and you'll be in! 

If you have already submitted your entry, you can still amend, improve and update, right up to this  extended deadline.

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FEATURE: Conversion rate optimisation – it means more business!

Larger agencies should use conversion rate optimisation to boost their profits, says digital marketing expert, Nelly Berova. But what does that mean?

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Chestertons' Libyan owner offers agency for sale at £100m

Sources have told Sky News that the company's Libyan owner wants to offload the company he bought in 2014.

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The Negotiator magazine – new issue out next week!

Until then, here are the contents list of the August edition, in case you missed any of the great features, interviews and industry news. 

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Exclusive: Meet the Brit who left behind his Afghanistan estate agency

Richard Scarth tells The Negotiator how he ended up setting up an estate agency in Kabul and is now worried what will happen to his former staff as the Taliban run the country.

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