http://www.estateagencynews.co.uk/ Estate Agency News: Plain Talking Smith - Paul Smith, chief executive of Spicerhaart, parent company of the haart, Spicer McColl, Felicity J Lord and Darlows estate agencies, as well as Walton Chartered Surveyors, Mortgage Direct and James Jardine, looks at current events in the industry. en-uk Copyright 2009, Estate Agency News 04 Apr 2010 11:28:26 GMT http://www.estateagencynews.co.uk/rss/estateagencynews.gif http://www.estateagencynews.co.uk/ http://www.estateagencynews.co.uk/smith_articles/psmith0410.asp Every so often something new happens in the world of estate agency that sets the jungle drums beating. In our case, it is the launch of iSold.com, our new estate agency, in association with Tesco. The consumer media have rightly understood that there needs to be far greater choice for sellers in how their property is marketed in this internet-savvy age, a point underpinned by the recent OFT report into estate agency... 04 Apr 2010 11:28:23 GMT why-estate-agents-are-needed-even-in-the-online-world http://www.estateagencynews.co.uk/smith_articles/psmith1209.asp STUDENT debt now stands at GBP 18 billion and is set to soar if university vice-chancellors get their way. The Government is currently debating whether to allow universities to raise tuition fees, forcing students to take out even higher loans, inevitably curtailing their enthusiasm for a mortgage and the inevitable additional debt this entails... 03 Nov 2009 15:42:10 GMT will-soaring-student-debt-knock-on-door-of-housing-market