Author: Benjamin

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Mike day In the ever-shifting landscape of business, personal resilience isn’t just a desirable trait – it’s a strategic necessity. While technical skills, market knowledge, and innovative thinking are all critical, resilience is what allows leaders and professionals to adapt, persevere, and thrive when faced with uncertainty, rejection, or failure. Without resilience, individuals and businesses usually fail and the cost in terms of health and wealth can be significant. Why resilience matters in business + Navigating Uncertainty: Market conditions can change quickly – whether due to economic downturns, technological disruption, or policy…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: A new petition calling for flexible stamp duty payment options, allowing buyers to spread costs over two-five years rather than the existing 14-day deadline after completion has been launched. The petition addresses three critical issues affecting the housing market: the need for sustainable solutions over temporary measures, buyer affordability challenges, and barriers to housing market mobility. David Powell, CEO of Andrews Property Group, who created the petition, said: “We believe this flexible payment approach offers a sustainable, long-term solution that benefits buyers, maintains government revenue, and creates a more stable…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: GetAgent Exchange, a new platform enabling agents to monetise out-of-area applicant leads, has integrated with Alto. This latest partnership brings GetAgent Exchange to more than 6,000 agents using Alto as their CRM. The integration enables Alto customers to capitalise on their out-of-area leads in a smarter and automated way through GetAgent’s 7,500 strong agent referral network across the UK. By integrating with GetAgent Exchange, Alto agents can now access a number of benefits that are not available via traditional referral tools, including automatically identifying out-of-area applicant leads for Alto agents.…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Non-doms are leaving the UK but selling their London home, for some, is clearly a step too far, according to Knight Frank. It would appear that some foreign investors are thinking beyond the five-year lifetime of this Parliament. “Under the old rules, non-doms could live in the UK without paying tax on overseas wealth,” said Knight Frank’s Tom Bill. “New regulations are tighter and come with a four-year time limit, which means countries like Italy, which has an annual flat tax that ringfences overseas assets, have become more attractive. Knight…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Sean Doyle Winkworth franchisee Sean Doyle has taken over a third office –  in Beckenham on the fringes of London and commuter Kent. Sean Doyle has owned the Winkworth Forest Hill and Winkworth New Cross office franchises for the past eight years, and the acquisition of Winkworth Beckenham follows a popular migration route of buyers who want to move out of South-east London. Aaron Watson, an agent with longstanding knowledge and experience in  the local area, has been appointed as sales manager. The office is also offering lettings. Sean Doyle, who…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Plans for more than 50 road and rail upgrades look set to support the construction of up to 39,000 new homes, according to the government. The government announced late last night that the green light had been issued for major new projects,  including the long awaited A66 Northern Trans-Pennine route and Portishead to Bristol city centre rail line. Five major road schemes in the north and Midlands are confirmed as funded including the M54 to M6 link road in Staffordshire, which will cut journey times and connect thousands to key…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Rightmove has announced that it is rolling out a significant update to its enhanced leads feature for lettings agents, by integrating with agent CRM systems. With Rightmove’s enhanced leads feature, enquiries from prospective tenants come pre-qualified with additional information, which the property portal says is designed to help agents find the right tenant for their landlords quicker. This includes applicant affordability, when the tenant will be ready to move in, and who they plan to rent with. This integration means that all letting agents can receive and manage enhanced tenant…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Zoopla has announced that it is expanding its ‘agent-focused local marketing campaign’ across the North West building on its marketing strategy launched last year. This new iteration of the marketing campaign seeks to champion local agents signed up to Zoopla. The property portal has added five new of its agent customers to this next campaign instalment which launches this week: Ann Durrell, MD at Maddox Noel, Anncoats and Greater Manchester Charlotte Coleseby, director at Hills, Eccles, Salford and Greater Manchester Mark Loughnane, director of Homesure Property, Woolton and Merseyside Stuart…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Chris Webb Walk into most valuation appointments and you’ll hear the same line at some point: “We’re also seeing [insert big-name agent here] because they’ve got loads of properties on the market.” And it’s true. Many national chains and high-volume independents dominate in terms of visibility. More boards, more listings, more noise. But here’s the thing: visibility isn’t the same as value. Instructing an estate agent isn’t a numbers game for sellers. It’s a trust game. And the fastest way to build that trust isn’t through stock levels. It’s through…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: David Smith The House of Lords yesterday backed an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill to require tenants keeping pets to pay an extra deposit to cover any damage to a rented property. The Renter’s Rights Bill, which is currently going through the House of Lords, will allow tenants to request to have a pet, and landlords will not be able to ‘unreasonably’ refuse. A previous requirement for tenants keeping a pet to take out a specific insurance to cover damage by the animal was dropped by the government. However,…