Charlotte Flake

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Independent estate agency proves it has a lot of bottle

3 days ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

To mark six consecutive years of award wins, Welsh estate agency Dawsons has partnered with AU Vodka, to offer an exclusive experience for their clients. As part of this collaboration, which brings together two successful Swansea-founded brands, hundreds of mini bottles of AU Vodka’s signature Blue Raspberry, matching Dawsons’ blue branding, will be included in client welcome boxes.
Independent estate agency proves it has a lot of bottle

3 days ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

To mark six consecutive years of award wins, Welsh estate agency Dawsons has partnered with AU Vodka, to offer an exclusive experience for their clients. As part of this collaboration, which brings together two successful Swansea-founded brands, hundreds of mini bottles of AU Vodka’s signature Blue Raspberry, matching Dawsons’ blue branding, will be included in client welcome boxes.
The Ombudsman Files - Vendor charged by two agents for property sale

6 days ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

The complaintThe sellers instructed Agent A to market the property for sale and signed a sole agency agreement, entitling Agent A to a commission fee if a sale was agreed with a buyer they had introduced. After a few months, the sellers informed Agent A that they wished to instruct Agent B to market the property and asked whether they would be prepared to continue on a multi-agency basis.
Reapit agents get access to auction solution

1 week ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

Agents that use Reapit can now potentially maximise pipeline turnover and drive more revenue with Iamproperty’s auction solution, Iamsold. The integration enables agents to automatically link properties and clients and share viewing information, streamlining their workflow and optimising efficiency and accuracy. Property and client details will be pulled through from Reapit, allowing auction stock to be referred to Iamproperty without the need to duplicate data across systems.
HOUSING SUPPLY AND DEMAND: Property listings reach nine-year high

1 week ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

Despite property prices not changing that much and struggling to beat inflation, transactions are looking pretty healthy at the moment, and, according to Twentyci, property listings are higher than they’ve been for nine years. In addition, the pressure to complete before the end of SDLT holiday in England in March, has meant sales are also at a high level.
Recently-renamed BTR property management trade body reveals shake-up

1 week ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

The Association for Rental Living (ARL) – the membership body for all institutionally backed, professionally managed purpose-built BTR blocks – has launched an initiative to ‘up its game’. This includes sharing knowledge among operators across the rental living sector, developing best practice and identifying areas of focus for the ARL.
TOWN AND CITY TRACKER: Property prices near you

1 week ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

In the main, property prices by city are showing some huge differences and continue to show a North/South divide, with the likes of Bradford, Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne seeing the higher price rises while the likes of Brighton and Hove, London and Tunbridge Wells are seeing small increases. The exception to this is Aberdeen, which has been suffering from the falling price of oil in the last ten years.
Property exchange platform receives FCA approval

2 weeks ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

Property exchange platform PEXA has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to become an Authorised Payment Institution (API) as it prepares to launch its UK Sale & Purchase product offering later this year.
Property photos: Altered images in a material world

2 weeks ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

There’s a litany of legislation pertaining to property misrepresentation. Agents may remember the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991. It was retracted in 2013 to reduce duplication, with the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 already in force. Then Material Information arrived. It didn’t replace existing legislation but was in addition to.
Women in Estate Agency group gears up for growth

2 weeks ago | thenegotiator.co.uk | Charlotte Flake

Industry organisation, Women in Estate Agency (WiEA), has announced the launch of its new Charter Membership programme, an upcoming rebrand and the launch of ‘The WiEA Pod’ podcast series. The Charter Membership programme offers organisations and individuals the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to inclusivity, leadership, and excellence within the estate agency industry all year round, not just around key events such as the WiEA Conference.