The Negotiator

The only UK-wide trade magazine for estate and letting agents – at the heart of the industry for 36 years.

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Buyer paralysis and unrealistic sellers are holding up prime London. Buying agent Jo Eccles reveals what is slowing down the prime London property market among buyers and sellers #Londonproperty #primeproperty #primeLondon https://t.co/E5tVOgiF5q

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Best and worst regions for finding a buyer quickly are revealed. Zoopla's Richard Donnell says homes requiring a price reduction are around half as likely to find a buyer within three months as those that don't @Zoopla #propertynews #propertymarket https://t.co/XFWm4wD9wT

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Two out of five homes for sale have been reduced. Adam Day, of EXP UK and Europe, says the reductions show how important getting the pricing right has become amid tougher market conditions @eXpUK #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket #houseprices https://t.co/FkNjKgVUBA

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Mortgages outside London top £500k. Lucian Cook, of Savills, says there is growing housing wealth in the North, with more high value home loans @Savills #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket #mortgages https://t.co/iBwwAS6glA

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Rightmove and banks ‘hit by IT outage’. The portal was among a list of major websites affected by disruption at a Google Cloud facility @rightmove #estateagency #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket https://t.co/1dk5X6pVRN

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Landlords spared £15k Capital Gains Tax hikes. The Chancellor has ruled out raising Capital Gains Tax and Chris Mason of The Letting Partnership has calculated how much this will help landlords #propertynews #housingmarket #propertytax #capitalgains https://t.co/t3cZ6otDiM

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Three-quarters of homebuyers search for property after 5pm. https://t.co/bSjG4dKzZ7 research finds homebuyers want more ways to enquire and book viewings outside traditional estate agency hours @street_platform #homebuyers #propertynews #estateagency https://t.co/D90HBxcR0f

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☀️ Make a day and night of it! 🥂

Start your day with fresh thinking, big conversations and industry insights at The Negotiator Conference, then swap business mode for black tie at the Awards Gala Dinner.

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Spending on compliance set to rise, agents say. Estate and lettings agency compliance teams are under growing pressure, says Thirdfort’s Olly Thornton-Berry #propertynews #lettings #estateagency #compliance https://t.co/iMWd2z7VWm

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BLOG: Can this former estate agent make home-buying reform a reality?
The Neg sits down with Mat Hahn from LMS to find out if his National Property Transaction Networks could be the silver bullet the industry needs #homebuyingreform #propertynews https://t.co/3tVWejWJvF

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Agents expect Chancellor to ignore property market. Next week's Budget might be an "anti-climax" delivering little to help property market, says Colby Short of GetAgent @getagentuk #autumnbudget #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket https://t.co/n9O9WSLFNQ

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Blow for buyers as mortgage shelf-life drops to 13 days. Mortgage lenders are quickly withdrawing and repricing deals amid market volatility, warns Moneyfacts’ Adam French @Moneyfactscomp #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket https://t.co/RXYj9Fchps

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Homeowners keen to downsize but want to release £100k. There is demand to downsize but more support is needed to make it easier for homeowners, says Barclays' Jatin Patel @BarclaysUK #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket #downsizing https://t.co/wLOyVnxhC6

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Estate agent boss fined for ignoring inspectors. The prosecution by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service followed a fire last year at a property in Hughenden Road, Hastings #propertynews #buildingsafety #Hastings #firesafety https://t.co/YeFLnoFjUK

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Most landlords unaware of new register and ombudsman. Richard Samuel of August Property Management warns there has been a communication failure that the sector needs to fix urgently #rentalproperty #rentalmarket #lettings #propertymanagement https://t.co/jXHx2g1yIU

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New listings outpace sales amid higher borrowing costs. More listings are now chasing fewer committed buyers amid higher borrowing costs, says Sprift’s Matt Gilpin #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket
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Many agents not confident they can spot fraud. Chris Mason of The Letting Partnership says more than third of letting agents are not sure they can identify suspicious transactions @LettingPartner #fraud #propertyfraud #propertynews https://t.co/PDQyH2ZuqJ

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This year's entries show growing interest in recognising the businesses supporting the property industry behind the scenes.

With more suppliers putting themselves under the spotlight, our judges have plenty to get through.

🏆 Who will win #thenegawards ?

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Most first-time buyers pay more than they did in rent. Hamptons' Aneisha Beveridge says higher mortgage rates mean the financial case for tenants to buy has been turned on its head @Hamptons1869 #firsttimebuyers #housing #propertyladder #propertynews https://t.co/ZcJLwqhZOC

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Autumn housing market recovery fails to materialise. There is not much to suggest that things are going to get better for the property market, warns Landmark’s Simon Brown @LandmarkEAS @LandmarkUK #homebuyers #housingmarket #propertynews #propertymarket https://t.co/Uy13BzjTyp