Easyproperty exit | HouseSimple frustration | Flatfair raises £9m




easyProperty founder resigns directorship at site’s former holding company

Rob Ellice is no longer a director at Eprop Services Ltd which since 2017 has been the holding company for both the Guild and easyProperty.

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Estate agent rails against HouseSimple’s ‘race to the bottom’ free service

North West agency owner Maurice Kilbridge turns to Twitter after losing and instruction to the online agency.

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Deposit replacement firm Flatfair raises £9 million from investors

List of investors includes the recently-departed CEO of Savills, Jeremy Helsby plus five mostly tech-orientated millionaires.

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He’s back! Former Belvoir boss joins tenant passporting tech firm

After leaving Belvoir in March following a brief spell as its MD, Eric Walker is now helping The Lettings Hub launch its new referencing product.

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Doorsteps to grow sixfold by next year, claims founder as he criticises education system

Akshay Ruparelia, who started his online agency while studying his A Levels, says schools are failing to give students an all-round education.

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Read The Negotiator's 10-minute guide to the world of proptech for sales and letting agents.

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The Negotiator Awards - final deadline is midnight, Monday 19th August

The final deadline is extended – you now have the weekend and Monday to get your entries in for the UK's most prestigious awards programme for residential agency and suppliers. 

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