The Negotiator

Why a valuable business doesn't need you. Business sale consultant, Adam Walker, reminds agents that the continuity of their business without them at the helm is key to a successful sale #business #propertynews #estateagency thenegotiator.co.uk/columns/adam-w…

Rightmove’s share price drops 10% on legal action news. The share price drop followed a £1.5billion legal action being filed against Rightmove, by Jeremy Newman, a former panel member of the Competition and Markets Authority #propertynews #rightmove thenegotiator.co.uk/news/marketing…

Foxtons plans to capture Renters' Rights Act opportunities @foxtons #RentersRightsAct #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/agencies-…

Rental market cooling ahead of Renters' Rights Act 'storm'. @sogoodlord boss William Reeve reckons landlords and tenants are holding off ahead of the huge changes due to go live #RentersRightsAct #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/rental-ma…

Landlords bolster tenant vetting ahead of Act. Paragon Bank's Lisa Steele says 70% of landlords will introduce stricter rules for selecting renters when the Renters' Rights Act comes into force next month @paragonbankuk #RentersRightsAct #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/regulatio…

Agencies keep it in the family with merger. Patrick and Celia Paton join forces with her father Peter Graham as their respective agencies come together under one brand name @paton_andco #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/agencies-…

Housing market enjoys best month for nearly a year. The latest @HMRCgovuk transactions data shows February was the most active month since the spike ahead of a Stamp Duty deadline last year #housingmarket #propertynews #stampduty thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-housin…

Housing market 'won't grow' without this Government change. The Government must change tactics if it is going to re-invigorate the housing market, says Heather Powell, a partner at @BlickRothenberg #housingmarket #propertymarket #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-housin…

'Nonsense' to say landlords can always absorb ever-rising costs @NRLAssociation @BeadleBen #propertynews #buytolet #lettings #rentalmarket thenegotiator.co.uk/news/associati…

Landlords and lettings agents have 'one month to go' before new rules apply @PropertymarkUK #RentersRightsAct #propertynews #rentalproperty thenegotiator.co.uk/news/regulatio…

'Proud to be independent' London estate agency bought by LRG. Fulham-based firm @FarrarandCo, along with its block management arm Principia, have been sold for an undisclosed sum to estate agency giant #propertynews #estateagency thenegotiator.co.uk/news/agencies-…

Here's a solution to dull conveyancing catch-up calls... Yorkshire sales progression firm says its new platform can compress long and dull catch-up calls into short summaries for world-weary estate agents #conveyancing #propertynews #estateagency thenegotiator.co.uk/news/products-…

Market turmoil 'hits first-time buyers hardest'. Rob Houghton, of @reallymoving, says first-time buyers are the group most exposed and vulnerable to rising rates in the home loans market #firsttimebuyers #propertymarket #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-housin…

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Buy-to-let loan costs soar as war causes "absolute mayhem". Moneyfacts' Rachel Springall warns that the "positive sentiment entering 2026 has been shattered", and many landlords may exit the market @Moneyfactscomp #propertynews #buytolet #landlordexodus thenegotiator.co.uk/news/rental-ma…

Flat’s SOLD price drops £450K in seven years. The property in London's Canary Wharf has fallen victim to what appears to be part of a growing trend of price reductions on flats @HenryPryor #houseprices #propertynews #CanaryWharf #depreciation thenegotiator.co.uk/news/flats-sol…

Property firm completes MILLIONTH viewing in ten years. @_Viewber founder Ed Mead says company now has 60 employees and a 5,000-strong 'army' of part-time Viewbers working for him #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/products-…

Two big self-employed estate agents firms 'join forces'. iad UK appears to have acquired rival @AvocadoProperty, but both firms say deal will strengthen member agents' ability to make a good living from selling properties #estateagency #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/two-big-s…

Mortgage approvals rise... before the war started @PropertymarkUK @Nathan_Emerson @OnTheMarketCom @jeremyleaf @SPFPrivClients @MTFinance #propertynews #propertymarket thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-housin…

New integration brings fully-automated letting a step close. @letalliance and @HomeLet says the integration of Jupix and TDS into its Vision+ lettings platform is a major milestone for the industry #lettings #automation #propertynews thenegotiator.co.uk/news/products-…