NDAs in prime property transactions: Essential privacy tool or negotiation hazard?
Top buying agent Jazmin Atkins evaluates the pros and cons of using confidentiality agreements in elite-level real estate deals.
Jazmin Atkins worked in the property industry for over 20 years before setting up Atkins Property Search in 2017. As an independent buying agent, Jazmin works with a wide variety of clients with very different needs. Previous clients have included celebrities needing discretion, internationals moving to the city, clients purchasing for their children or wider family, investors building up property portfolios, UK nationals looking for a family home and ultra high-net-worth individuals searching for a specific property.
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