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Andrew I don’t know you but you have some reckless comments. I am a former Countrywide franchisee and I less than have zero sympathy for their situation given how they tried to treat us. However, your comments-if anybody bothers to read them, are inaccurate and will ultimately do no good to the company or their employees. As an owner of a rarely found £1m branch I would ask you what you would do differently to save the company other than just knocking it, what exactly have you achieved to be offering to be offering ‘insight and strategy’. It’s a genuine question Andrew, all I see on here are people that knock others and can do better themselves-but don’t even run a business...
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I have been saying the same for a while now. Our industry has undergone a barrage of legislation and policy changes in the past few years none of which are to the benefit of the industry. We are being turned into the governments property police with severe penalties ON US if we make a mistake under an ever-growing workload of compliance. Trying to interpret the governments ambiguous 'guidance' on their own policies, in particular AML and GDRP, is a minefield. AML regulations in particular are putting normal people in harm’s way - yes Estate Agents are actually fairly normal people! You either report a suspected villain who then pays you a visit to show his appreciation, or you don't and risk two years in prison for not reporting them. The government are surprised at the low number of SAR referrals, really?! I am not anti-government at all, but recent legislative changes have been unprecedented in their numbers, and policies are often unclear or very much open to interpretation, which by definition makes them unworkable. The industry is an enormous source of employment, and of revenue for the government, help us with solutions please not just obstacles.
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