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    T&C, Policies etc

    Have a look at Secure Hosting website for T&C's - cost £30 plus VAT. Also consider whether you will need Data Protection - cost £35 from Information Commission.
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    What are the basic overheads that need to be covered in retail?

    The premises: presumably leased retail space - 1. solicitor to act for you on lease preparation 2. most landlords also expect the ingoing tenant to pay for their 'reasonable' legal fees 3. type of lease (internal repair and insuring or full repair and insuring) 4. ingoing schedule of...
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    Title keywords. 12 or 67?

    Thanks guys. Pretty unanimous answers.
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    Title keywords. 12 or 67?

    Just had a SEO firm do a quick health check on my site. The first thing they spotted was that we have only 12 title keywords. They suggest using up to 67 but this contradicts what we have been told by several other SEO's. Examples of their clients organic rankings are impressive but i don't...
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    Setting up a Letting agents

    Rightmove are costing considerably more for new joiners than this time last year. It was then £300/£250 for sales and joint lettings offices and £100 for lettings and it is now £475/£400/£150 for new joiners. That is 50 per cent plus increases in one year! (Fees are per month per branch)
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    Business Insurance

    Most commercial leases will specify that the tenant reimburses the landlords building insurance. Therefore, the landlord will insure the building with his/her preferred insurer and the tenant will pay back the full premium, or proportion of it if first occupied part way through the insurance...
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    Conducting business with the sheep scarers

    Have you ever tried to ring the local authority offices. I have and they have always been answered in Welsh - more so in north and mid Wales. As an exercise contact Anglesey council and Denbighshire council. Always Welsh.
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    Creating a company run from home

    Not technically true. Business costs can be claimed in your accounts - this does not change the use of the property. See this link (sorry i cant post url's yet) for full explanation of costs to be claimed and what constitutes 'working from home'. www dot...
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    Creating a company run from home

    Working from home is perfectly legit and does not require a commercial change of use so long as the business element is no more than 40% of the building (i think!). Therefore a home office is fine. You can also 'claim' running costs eg elec, phone, heating in your company accounts.
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    Valuing Business Units

    What are: Use class Location (prime, secondary, tertiary, rural) Lease details (FRI, IRI, type, etc) Strength of covenant Age and type of construction Micro and macro economic factors There is more to it than 'so what are they worth?' Pay a few hundred quid and get a professional valuation...
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    Valuing Business Units

    I assume they are tenanted. The valuation will depend on sevaral factors: Strength of tenant Type of lease (FRI, IRI, parties obligations) Location Type of construction Potential demand for the units And so on... To suggest a multiplier of 10-15x rental means you are looking at initial...
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    Tesco's - estate agents of the future?

    But don't you understand - 1. Tesco are proclaiming to be a private sale site 2. Rightmove et al are 'portals' which list estate agent properties 3. The portals are protecting their clients interest because they do not want to be advertised on a private sale site 4. Tesco are confusing...
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    Tesco's - estate agents of the future?

    Mark Davis said earlier this week: "Private sales are competition for traditional agents but they are a small part of the market and there is plenty of room for everybody who provides a good service for customers. Agents must believe their services are valued by their customers, so I hope...
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    Tesco's - estate agents of the future?

    Tesco Property Market needs to define its core business strategy. Is it: A private sale site? An online estate agent? A property portal? You cannot be everything to everyone.
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    Tesco's - estate agents of the future?

    Voucha If you have ever worked in the industry you will realise that there is far more to it than leaving chocolates on pillows! Population migration habits are now at the highest level ever known. How many people sell a house more than once in the same catchment area? If you're relying on...
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