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Selling unusual properties
Farm values reporting a rise
Ski slopes – are prices on ice or are they sliding?
Portals
Findaproperty partners McDonalds
Whitehot appointment
Thinkproperty goes to Zoopla!
Findaproperty and McDonalds give away £300,000 property
Marketing your property business online
Thinkproperty not for sale says MD
Portals market survey
New iPhone property apps
Google – taking over the property world?
Estate agents launch Radar Homes website
Property Index in administration
House prices on the wrong move
Rightmove advert triggers stampede
Friend or foe?
Globrix joins The Digital Property Group
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The Economy
Reasons why 2009 will be a better year for estate agents
Will the housing downturn continue to accelerate in 2009?
Budget Reaction - What's in it for us Darling?
Government's mortgage scheme helps just six families
Gordon doesn't know that property prices have slumped
South East faces severe shortage of housing from 2010
One in five estate agents could change ownership
Houses prices up for third month in a row
2010 election guide
Property Finance: Carry On Crunching
Light at the end of the tunnel for property market?
Pre Budget Report – bah humbug, says property industry!
Shelter shows the strain
The Market
Chancellor launches Mortgage Finance Working Group
The credit crunch causes an increase in property litigations
Gazundering returns to the market
Sale and rent back schemes (SARB)
PROPERTYdrum PULSE: Focus on Windsor & Maidenhead
The foreigners roll in...
Positive views on eco-homes
Gordon Brown - how do you kickstart the housing market? Ask the experts!
Increase in lettings supply pushes down rents
NHBC says new home starts down 59% year on year
Mortgage availability easing - sort of...
House prices remain steady
The real reason the property market is struggling
Agent reports 51 per cent increase in cash buyers
125% mortgages are back! Well, sort of...
Housing market on the up?
The Top Ten most expensive streets in the world!
JRF establishes housing market taskforce
No more long term fixed rate mortgages
North-South divide in property prices, says Hometrack
Rents are rising, says Findaproperty
Country House Index on the up
PROPERTYdrum Pulse: Bristol
Halifax sells its estate agencies for £1
Mortgages: Money’s too tight to mention
Speakers Corner: E-Homebuying forum Chairman
PROPERTYdrum Pulse: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Down-valuations: Lower lower!! Higher, higher!!
A SWOT analysis of the Private Rented Sector
House sales ‘stalled in August’
PROPERTYdrum Pulse: Edinburgh property market survey
PROPERTYdrum Pulse: York
House Prices Increasing - Particularly in London
2010 Property People Predict
PROPERTYdrum Pulse: Cardiff
Rentals market: supply falls, demand rises
Estate agencies - who's gone bust in ’09
Estate agent closures in 2009
Prime Central London property market review
Reports & Reviews
Aberdeen rental market review
New ARLA History of Buy to Let figures released
ARLA Review & Index Q1 2008: increases in returns for buy to let investors
The annual ARLA, CML Guide to Buy to Let clairfies what is and isn't, buy to let
The Carsberg Review of Residential Property
Bath property market survey April 2009
Key Note Housebuilding Report 2009
Government to miss affordable housing target
Paragon tracks PRS trends
Housing Shortage: Englishman’s home is a... house
You’ll have to work harder in 2010 – official
Jobs in danger says industry report
Careers & Training
A week in the life of an international estate agent
Training staff makes for good customer relations
A week in the life of a business transfer agent.
A week in the life of a global estate agent
A week in the life of an international estate agent
A day in the life... of a Domestic Energy Assessor
A week in the life of an international estate agent
A Day In The Life - of a Relocation Consultant
Recruiter is recruited
Carter Jonas appoints new head of commercial in Newbury
A day in the life of a buyer's agent
Who Goes Where?
Harry Hill retires from Countrywide
Guild of Letting and Management annual seminar
Recruitment: experts advise
Auctions
Clive Emson Auctioneer's three-day auction
A day in the life of an auctioneer
Cash is king as lots still sell
Live online property auction
Selling property at auction
Sale & leaseback transactions
Speakers' Corner May: Andrew Binstock on American-style property auctions in the UK
Repossession auction: REDC's debut falls a little flat
mustbesold.com sells nine out of ten properties at national auction
Network Auctions first sale imminent
Welsh property auction scrum
Mustbesold.com auction: Nearly all sold
Bidprop.co.uk – eBay for homes?
£46.5 million at Allsop Auction
Thatch should do nicely!
Auctions get a great reaction
Farmhouse achieves £220,000 above guide
Haydock Park property auctions
Who’s up for auction?
Buy me a river
Auction review of 2009
Allsop hits £756 million in 2009
300 bidders for Houses etc auction.
Festive flurry at Connaught Rooms
Fancy buying a game park?
Residential Lettings
The Buy-to-Let effect
Forecasts for the private rented sector
The dangers of radon gas in properties
A profile of Andrew Berry, Managing Director of Spicerhaart Residential Lettings
National Approved Letting Scheme
Green shoots - from the hip
Foreign students living in style in London
Licensing for lettings agents
House price equity confusion
Chainbow stirs up public revolt on property fees and commissions
Dentist's chair brings a grin to Belvoir
NALS members now 'licensed' to let
Combined reference and rent guarantee insurance for landlords
Scotland sharpens up inventory provision
Lettings leaders hit The Deck
No longer at this address: Abandoned rental properties
Insurance: risky lettings market looming
NALS Licensing – a compelling proposition for landlords and tenants
Harrods Estates reports uplift
Moving into lettings - potential pitfalls
Fitz-Gibbon gets snazzy
Landlord tax returns sorted!
Agent opts for LetSense
Closing the the door on squatters
Lighthouse Protects Landlords
Kerry London win NALS contract
Edinburgh rents finally fall
Foxtons update
Private rented sector reforms take shape
OFT v Foxtons: Victory for the OFT at the High Court
Landlords: always right - Tenants: never wrong
LetSense to Close
Student Wins Rent-Free Year
Managing agents
Residential leaseholders get an Ombudsman
The Poshest Squatters in Town
Dogs Allowed
20 years with Leaders for Donna
Holiday letting
Commercial Property
Build to let
Long term investors continue to dominate Buy to Let
Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR)
Empty and partly occupied property liability
Grease Extract Ventilation Systems
Code For Leasing Business Premises 2007
Repairing Liabilities and The Lease Code 2007
Service charges in commercial property
RICS UK commercial property forecast
Preparing for the unexpected in the world of managed property.
Retail closures escalate
How to beat the credit crunch
Block Management – courses in leasehold management
Using aerial photography to highlight a property's benefits
Managing listed buildings
Single Farm Payment Entitlements
Re-development of the Elephant and Castle area
The continual rise of office rents in London
Hard times for the local post office
The smoking ban and commercial property
Pointing the finger of blame
Gordon's empty rates response is all spin
Allied Carpets gets the rug pulled
Pubs close at a rate of up to 52 a week
Shop vacancies treble as Brown's empty property tax bites
Strewth! Birmingham's Bullring could be sold to the Aussies!
Jones Lang LaSalle launches Birmingham Licensed Leisure & Hotels team
Discount retailers increase high street presence
Locked In: tennant liability can continue after sale of lease
Vultures circle as distress sales begin
London leading commercial property recovery, says RICS
Bare agricultural land values rise, but farms fall
Debt: The £42 billion problem
Service Charges: Tenant Power!
The return to a Farmers’ market
The commercial market in Birmingham and Cardiff
Leases Go Green
High achievers win architecture award
Sweet deal for construction firm
Property fund to be launched
Shard of Glass.. new city landmark on the way
Planning & Developing
A history of oak in buildings
New build versus old
Drain problems
Designer Homes for Dingle
Retirement villages
Subsidence from old mine workings
Thatched cottages under threat by zealous planners
New website aimed at the renovation industry
Thatching
The history of bricks
Bovis business up, but losses loom
Empty homes - the answer to the UK's housing shortage?
Affordable Housing: why estate agents should take interest
Neutralising the NIMBY
Barratt, Redrow seek £856m
Call for climate change to drive future planning
Free architect advice on offer
Speaker's Corner: Damon Thomas of Social Homes
Healey confirms more funding for more houses
Could you sell this house? It’s just £320 million!
Legislation
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
Information requirements under the 2006 Housing (Scotland) Act
Local Housing allowance & The Disability Discrimination Act
Commonhold - has it caught on?
Civil Procedure Rules for Landlord and Tenant
Employment law roundup
The Property Misdescriptions Act explained
Redress: ensuring fair and honest treatment for all buyers and sellers
National licensing scheme for landlords imminent
Rule changes increase tenant protection
Property searches – the nightmare continues
Small answers to big questions
Election 2010: Party Policies on Housing
Mortgage Rescue Scheme - is it working?
Darling clamps down on buy-to-let
LibDem 'mansion tax' is crumbling
Events
The American National of Realtors' (NAR) national convention in Las Vegas
Guild of Letting and Management annual seminar
Property Professional Show 2010 - register now!
HIPs
Ombudsman warns of the lack of understanding with HIPs
Calls for HIP market to be regulated
HIPS - the dabate rages on
Sixty per cent of people have never heard of HIPs
Will HIPs damage the three bedroom house market?
Where to get information about HIPs
Miffed by HIPs? Then prepare to be PIQed!
HIPs trials reveal extent of HIPs farce
Law Society says Agents are Ignoring HIPs
HIPs - Home Information Packs Are Costly Mistake for the Industry
Scottish Home Reports - background and effect
Tom Parker of Quest retires
Seeing HIPs as a positive force
AHIPP to lobby Conservatives at the Conservative Party Conference
AHIPP Talk to the Tories
HIPs – thorn in the side?
In defence of HIPS
AHIPP Appeals for Change of Perspective
HIPS: Exchange Ready Packs
Tax Issues
Cost of office premises are set to soar
New tax penalties
HM Revenue and Customs announce amnesty for all tax evasion
Increased activity from the taxman in the private rented sector
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)
2007 pre-budget report
Second Homes: Gold mine or tax nightmare?
Inheritance tax and stamp duty
Stamp Duty 'holiday.' Will it happen?
The pre-budget report - help or hindrance
Go green and save tax
Save tax on your company car
Business rates set to rise for many
The taxman targets landlords
Tax Amnesty
Connells beat the taxman in VAT ruling
Stamp Duty in the Budget: Focus on the fine print
Legal
Compensation for landowners if the public is granted right to roam
The Office of Fair Trading bans several estate agents from working
Sale of land and fraudulent misrepresentation
Commission payable to estate agents
Legal implications of a High Court ruling on agent's commission agreements
Landlords warned following disability discrimination case
HMO landlord repays tenants £18000
The Residential Property Tribunal Service
New rights for tenants and new obligations for landlords in the Scotland, England & Wales
The use of the ‘Subject to Contract’ formula
Health & Safety compliance in rented homes
Guidance on the correct use of Notices to Quit
Restrictive covenants in Employment contracts
Recovery of service charges
Employment law roundup
New service charge regluations
New court fees
Agency commission claims and the doctrine of effective cause
Carbon Monoxide poisoning
Agent's fees: A court case removes 'effective cause' requirement.
The Office of Fair Trading versus Foxtons Ltd - Round Two
Chancel repair liability: defying the bill of God
Statutory Demands: A Serious Wind-Up
‘Offers Over’ system – is over
'Unfair’ loans haunt lenders - Blemain Finance v Peter Bentley
International
Dubai Vision
The perils of selling international property
Selling foreign properties using referrals
Property investment in Bulgaria - golf resorts
The international property market
The Madrid Property Exhibition
International properties, where is a good place to start?
A week in the life of an international estate agent
A week in the life of an international estate agent
Selling Spanish properties
A week in the life of an international estate agent
Capital Gains Tax in Spain
Property in Spain still selling
Chesterton Dubai showcase
Cape Verde - new development and investment opportunities
Exporting the Brand
The state of international property markets
Italian property prices likely to rise in early 2010
Products & Services
Interior design specialists
Due diligence in lettings and lettings insurance
Why we all need Professional Indemnity Insurance
Insurance policies for the lettings market
Lettings software for legal compliance
Training to maximise software benefits
How to show a property in its best light
Insurance for landlords
Will interior design give you a greater edge?
Landlord Action – a service to landlords with bad tenants
A new Eco Home and Garden.
Virtual property viewing
Extracting the most out of your databases for maximum value
Software company launches roadshow to help its users
New agencies on the rise
Clever airbrick reduces condensation
Buyers demanding floor plans
How to get your listings on Google
Quest’s ‘Best Mortgage Anti-Fraud Measure’
MPL Interiors re-brand Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humbert's Major Rebrand
Tweet This Property!
Virtual tours at affordable price
Four floor plans a minute!
Tweet this property!
Estate Agents On Film – in HD!
Business Tips
How to sell your business and retire happily
Employing staff from Overseas - you could face a £10,000 fine, so know the law.
Structured pricing
Keeping your company's cash in your hands
Home extensions made easier
Protecting your staff from abuse and violence
How spending £100s on furnishings can add £1000s to a property
Agents reap the rewards of text technology
Director's personal liability and insolvency
Risk assessment for estate agency
Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)
Creating a new income stream through insurance
Health and safety at work
How a lettings agency should deal with complaints from clients
Staff retention
Why do communicators have such trouble communicating?
The ten most common mistakes when buying property overseas
Property Receivers
The Climate Change White paper.
Reducing your banking costs
Employment Equality (Age) Regulation 2006
How to achieve positive media coverage
Unique properties
Franchising in estate agency
Managing stressed clients
Setting up a financial services arm
Data security and protection
New technology for property people
The law of Copyright explained for estate agents
Inheritance tax
Foreign buyers lured by video
Danielle Simpson’s monthly ‘call to action’: Don't cut back on PR
Avoiding insolvency in estate agency and the property business
Green motoring: How much can you save?
Money Laundering Regulations 2007
Improving customer relations
Home Condition Reports and drains
How to cut your running costs
Tips for surviving the hard times
Data security and protection
Tips on communicating with clients
The dangers of cutting costs
Video property tours
Video tours to help sell properties
I want to sell my business... where do I start?
Marketing and PR: The value of strong branding
Marketing and PR: How to get your brand message across
Company cars? Who Needs ’em?
How to be a good estate agent - the Blue Book by RICS
Drawing your own floorplans with Metropix
Franchising - a short cut to a successful business
Are newsletters old news?
Speaker's Corner: Camilla Mabbott on honour and the sanctity of contracts
Protect your commission with concrete contracts
Danielle Simpson's monthly 'call to action': Marketing plans
Franchising – you’ll never walk alone!
Danielle Simpson: dealing with complaints
Madness, madness they call it madness
Take Your Pic
Selling an estate agency
Regulation
The Review of Residential Property – standards, regulations, redress and competition
Lettings agents and selling insurance
Fixed rate of percentage commission? A warning from the Ombudsman.
OFT launches market study into sale and rent back sector
Sale And Rent Back new regime starts today
Estate agents Appeals Tribunal abolished
Euro legislation hits landlords
Mortgage industry faces regulation
Agents panic as deadline looms
Regulation concern among landlords
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Holiday homes in Spain and USA – hot or not?
Housing boost for key workers and first time buyers
Tenancy Deposit Scheme nears £1bn
Sales start moving in Edinburgh
UK Estate agent warned by OFT
Gas tragedy costs a landlord £60,000
International Code Of Practice
Third EU Money Laundering Directive
Rogue agents
Fighting the money launderers
Planning Gain Supplement
Bridging finance
Estate Agents Act
Regulations regarding windows
Developing on Green Belt land
Land and new homes
Mortgage Business Expo London in 2006
Land Registry introduces Chain Matrix to estate agents
Buyers priced out of the Market
Desirability is a 4 bed house in the country
Earthship homes
Home finance regulation.
Chain Matrix Prototype launched
Metro Court in West Bromwich High Street opens again
HIPs to rise in price?
The Andrews Group and Enormo announce collaboration
An end to meter readings?
Movewithus offers fees for referrals
Now they’re taxing space
Vebra launches new software
PROPERTYdrum Magazine April 2009 Issue - Letters to the Editor
Legal loophole in tenancy deposit law
Landlord wins appeal against rapist
Looking out for illegal contracts
OFT bans London estate agents
Bridge Over Troubled Water
US auctioneer moves in on UK
Allsop raises £56.5m and 90%
Propco wins Countrywide
Keith Pattinson Spark it off
Business rates rise reduced
Grand Designs' £1 million Cheltenham house is being given away in a competition
Insolvencies set to surge
Bidders slug it out at Dreweatt Neate sale in Swindon
Letsure back and fighting fit
The case for landlords to consider risk management and insurance
Corgi is no more, Gas Safe Register takes over
Mr Electric puts tenant safety first
More crime means more cover
Standing room only at Romans' auction
BPF launches emptyrates.com
OFT prohibits estate agent from trading
Bluesky airborne lasers assess flood risks
Portals go Google-eyed with Street View
Put another prawn on – Yamba's the best town in Australia!
Chartered surveyor shows growth despite downturn
Government publishes its response to the Rugg Report
Google goes Down Under for property business
Increase in Land Registry Fees
Landlord policy expert leaves the NLA
NLA appears before Commons Select Committee
New Chairman of Crown Estate is named
Foxtons under fire from BBC again
Mortgage approvals rise in February
Investigation finds racial discrimination in housing
Build you own website
Government to propose new legislation to protect tenants from eviction
Must sell corporate instructions boost Movewithus.co.uk
Connells see healthy turnaround
Swine flu fighting – employer’s action plan
Which property organisation is right for you?
Surveying the property scene in Brighton & Hove.
Veriphy defies the Credit Crunch
Exporting your brand name abroad
Be sure you know what constitutes an 'offer'
The London conundrum - high demand, no supply
Spanish Property - the bullish view
The future looks tough for high street property rents
Fine tuning your promotional mix is key in a tough market.
Market manoeuvres
Franchisee fraud it is your problem!
NFOPP Board member resigns over 'policies and finances'
Buy-to-let black holes in Chelsea
Winkworth says 'on yer bike' to its negotiators!
Countrywide acquires Andrew Reeves
Survey shows The Digital Property Group has fastest growing portals
Website offers guidance and advice on HIPs and PIQs
Fiona’s first auction raises £2m – what a debut!
“We’re not for sale,” says Connells
LetSense Backer Pulls the Plug
Savills sponsor Malloch Trophy
Fine & Country Scoop Awards
Leaders Cover the South Coast
PROPERTYdrum - new issue out now!
Top suppliers, top prizes
New spin on house design
Frosty and Glossy: the Snowmen
Foxtons blast into a Happier New Year
Fine pledge for RNLI life jackets
Chainbow named best!
Hunters buy Gateway Lettings
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