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First impressions really do count…this is the motto that K3 Showhomes live and work by. Fiona Sandland and Karen Kerridge, interior designers at the Cambridgeshire based company, have proven over and over again that a showhome is a powerful selling tool because it attracts homebuyers on so many physical and emotional levels...
"So John, it's your turn to be on call this week for tenant emergencies. Hope you didn't have any nights out planned...
Q. How is the house selling strategy going, and how many franchisees have taken it up? A. Over half of our franchise group is now trading in estate agency – a total of 90 offices have passed our training course and PMA test and are offering a sales service...
Letting agents are calling for Shelter’s charitable status to be withdrawn, and for the organisation to be reported to the Charity Commission The call – supported by Martin & Co’s Ian Wilson (see separate story) – was sounded loudly and clearly in a number of comments made on LAT to our report of Shelter’s bid to get letting agent fees to tenants banned by law...
Over half of Martin & Co’s lettings franchise group is now trading in estate agency, with more to follow...
Despite repeated statements by ministers that they have no plans to burden letting agents with any more red tape, a leading industry figure has warned against any complacency over the charging of letting agency fees...
A Court of Appeal judgement could have major consequences for the private rented industry, and open landlords up to legal action from tenants because they unwittingly broke the law on tenancy deposit protection...
The NAEA and ARLA have named their new incoming presidential teams. Jan Hӱtch, from Arnolds Keys, Norfolk, is president of the NAEA, while Susan Fitz-Gibbon succeeds Jane Ingram at ARLA...
There has been a sharp rise in the number of repossession claims for rental properties. The number of claims for possession by landlords went up 12% in England and Wales during the first quarter of this year, according to the latest official court statistics...
• People living in rented or shared accommodation are seven times more likely to have a fire • About 400 people a year die in accidental house fires • Not having a smoke alarm doubles your risk of death • Fault electrics cause around 7,000 house fires a year • Candles cause more than 5 fires a day Landlords and letting agents are failing to protect their tenants with adequate fire safety protection and in some of the worst cases, are in serious breach of fire safety legislation according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC)...
What’s your role at LCA Recruitment? I have recently been appointed as the new Recruitment Manager for the agency, based in the Central London branch in Bank What’s your property background? I ran my own successful land and property development business for ten years in Hertfordshire, working with clients in the UK, and internationally...
How to look like you’re in the branch while you’re on a viewing “I called, they weren’t there, somebody took a message, I missed the call back (because I work), I tried again at 5:30...
Social Media has a big influence on our work and home lives and according to the CIPD (Harnessing Social Media for Organisational Effectiveness, May 2012 CIPD Report) the influence of social media is growing...
Shelter has launched its widely-expected campaign to get all letting agent fees charged to tenants banned throughout England...
Tenants are continuing to vote with their feet in the most expensive parts of London, by moving out to cheaper areas...
A letting agency has launched a new project to help student tenants who are considering renting property...
A former police officer is one of five people who have been convicted of a £20m buy-to-let mortgage fraud...
One in five private tenants has reported electrical faults in their properties that are either ignored or not put right immediately...
Old habits die hard, but when it comes to business it’s important to consider your options. Switching suppliers might seem like a hassle, but the old mantra ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ is hardly glowing praise...
Members of the London Assembly have called for a package of tough reforms in the capital’s private rental market, including rent controls...
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- Ian Wilson Blog........
- Agents want Shelter to be probed by Charity Commission........
- Martin & Co boss calls for industry fighting fund........
- Government could U-turn on regulation, warns industry figure........
- Shock waves from new Court of Appeal ruling on tenancy deposits........
- Susan Fitz-Gibbon becomes new ARLA president........
- Possession claims for rental properties in sharp rise........
- Shelter bids to get letting agent fees banned by law in England........
- Tenants' exodus from central London to escape high rents........
- Agent launches student education seminars........
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