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He's off! Boss who backed Connells to buy Countrywide steps down

David Cutter steps down as Skipton group chief executive after 30 years at building society and 13 years at the top.

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Young proptech duo bag £350k to develop lettings platform<br />

Max Cartwright and Will Stenhouse say the new cash will help develop Yorlet into the primary mover in the lettings software market.

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LISTINGS: 'It's time agents stopped using 'well appointed' and other clichés'

Industry figure and former letting agent Neil Whitfield is offering to help agents make their blurb work harder.

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BUSINESS TIP: How to write the catchiest 'call to action'

Digital marketing expert, Nelly Berova of Art Division, explains how to write an estate agent 'call to action' in your client communications.

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The Negotiator Magazine – read the January issue, online now

The UK's only magazine for estate and letting agents is available to read online now – just click the link and flip the pages. Over 40 pages of interviews, product reviews, agency news and market information. 
This month we feature a full report on The Negotiator Conference – panel debate reports, The NEG Talks podcasts and expo review.

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Norfolk agency apologises for email breach and warns of fund transfer risk

Sowerbys reveals that some customers have been sent unauthorised email 'spam' and promises update in due course.

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Industry giant Leaders Romans Group sold to private equity firm<br />

Announcement is just shy of six years since Bowmark merged Leaders and Romans to create 210-branch estate agency giant.

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