{"id":142132,"date":"2024-01-30T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/foxtons-boss-guy-gittins-we-absolutely-dont-welcome-20-rent-increases\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T21:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:10:37","slug":"foxtons-boss-guy-gittins-we-absolutely-dont-welcome-20-rent-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/foxtons-boss-guy-gittins-we-absolutely-dont-welcome-20-rent-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Foxtons boss Guy Gittins: \u2018We absolutely don\u2019t welcome 20% rent increases\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe chief executive who cut his teeth in the estate agency\u2019s sharp-suited, hard-pushing heyday worries today\u2019s letting market is \u2018terrible for tenants\u2019The green-and-yellow Minis, sharp suits and skiing trips for the top 100 performers are back at Foxtons. Chief executive Guy Gittins started his career at the listed estate agency chain in 2002, and his efforts to rebuild the firm\u2019s database, hire more staff, bring back face-to-face training, offer more incentives and double down on the lettings business seem to be paying off.He says Foxtons has the largest database in London, with 5.5 million contacts (landlords, tenants, vendors and buyers) and a timeline for every property the firm has ever dealt with. It will use AI tools to predict customer behaviour. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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