MORTGAGES


41Mortgage update There isn’t any discernible dynamism in the mortgage world


at the moment, but there is the odd exciting innovation... INTERNATIONAL


44The hottest spots on earth Maybe Portugal and Spain are, just a little bit, safe.


Intrepid estate agents may want to cast their net a bit further – Fiji, Peru, Jordan and Malaysia are the hottest spots right now.


RESIDENTIALlettings


48 Letting News There is always drama and debate in the lettings world, but we


could do without the stresses of rogue agents, green deals and the taxman on the warpath, couldn’t we?


55 Professional Indemnity Is PI really necessary? Could I ever need it? Oh yes you could,


and you should, in any case, have it. Just in case. AUCTIONS


60 Auctions There are hammers going down across the UK in December


as over 110 auction houses hold auction sales in the first half of the month.


RECRUITMENT


62 Who goes where? Hiring, promoting, celebrating! Everything positive about


recruitment in the property industry.


65 Who grows there? If you’re not growing, you’re shrinking. We’re not talking about your waistline, we’re talking ambition, confidence and courage! These are the firms that are growing – are you?


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