CONTENTS May 2011
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6 NEWSbeat If you want to know who is making the headlines this month,
look no further, the beat goes on.
Here’s George with his box of surprises!
10 PROPERTYdrum National Conference There is no National Conference for residential property professionals, our readers have said to us. There is now. Keynote speaker Michael Portillo, heavyweight residential property speakers, the best networking opportunity of the year – you have to be there if you want to be the best.
13 Niche portals Andrea Kirkby wonders if there is still a place for the smaller
specialist property portals... the answer is definitely YES!
20 Portal apps – the world in your hand Once it was the local newspaper, then it was the portal, now the portals have to be iPhone and iPad fit if they want to be in your face, and in the faces of your clients.
22 PROPERTYdrum Social COVER FEATURE
Property portals don’t have to be huge to be successful, niche is nice!
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Life’s a barrow of laughs when you’re retired, especially in one of these swish developments.
Media Marketing Conference 15 June Using social media is simple straightforward and can be hugely profitable. Honestly, but you have to know how to use it and you need to know know. Diarise and book now, 15 June 2011.
27 Budget implications for property PROPERTYdrum’s Practitioner gets his magnifying glass out to pore
over the hidden depths of Chancellor George’s budget.
32 Restrictive covenants You can’t live your (working) life in a bubble, the commercial and agricultural markets matter too, says Andrew Robinson.
37 Property market review When you buy a property with covenants attached, it’s a bit like
having chains around your wrists. Lawyer Graham Dorman explains what they are and what they can mean to your clients.
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40 Have you seen the light? If not, your potential clients may not even see you, says
Mike Simons of MPL, who knows all the tricks in the quest for visibility on a crowded high street.
42 Retirement villages PROPERTYdrum looks at a growing UK trend as baby boomers seek
a livelier life and an easy, efficient home. MORTGAGES
Big house, big bargain, if you fancy Florida.
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45 Mortgage news Yes, there is now news in the mortgage market – is the ice really,
maybe, possibly thawing?
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