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Why sticking plasters, won't help, CountryWide plc

Twenty one years ago, only 9 per cent of households rented from private landlords, while 30 per cent rented from public landlords, namely councils.  Today, 22 per cent of households rent from private landlords, Non partisan think-tank ResPublica . Over half of UK landlords have decided to bypass letting and managing agents, preferring to deal directly with tenants, says insurance firm Direct Line for Business and findings on lettings agents and their charges , from  the Citizen Advice bureau,  only reconfirm the discontent, with over charging high street, estate agents. So when the news transpired, that software property management firm called fixflo , which there are many out there   were joining force with, CountryWide and Zoopla. I immediately thought of a sticking plaster. "A software bolt on " to help the high street and letting agents, justify their fees, with a growing rise of online  estate agents, taking market share, within the sales ...