Branches 'will be obsolete' | Leaders Roman deal | Agent joins protests

Rigid office hours and branches are <em>not </em>the future of estate agency

Two high street agents who recently started up a hybrid agency have also claimed that vendors and landlords' busy lives mean the traditional model is obsolete.

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Leaders Romans group signs long-term deal to use leads handling platform Callwell

The Negotiator can reveal that the deal has been in preparation for many months and that all 160 branches across the group will soon be using the tech.

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Plymouth estate agency swaps property pics for protest placards

All change in Plymouth suburb as family-run sales and lettings agency defies convention and joins Extinction Rebellion.

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Major regional estate agency joins Hunters franchise family

The Cumberland estate agency was formerly owned by its eponymous parent building society but has now been sold to its management and is to be a hub-based business.

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Airbnb launches contentious ‘law enforcement’ portal in UK

Police and local authorities will be able to go online to ask Airbnb for information about its users and bookings including landlords and renters.

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Misinformation, infestation and compensation

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) Katrine Sporle, was asked by potential buyers to review a case concerning the marketing of a property.

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