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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:30:30 +0000Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:58:17 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/arts/columnists/secret-agent(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c05e6f5e-da1c-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c05e6f5e-da1c-11de-b2d5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent engages a friend in a diverting conversation about where they would choose to have properties – from country houses in East Anglia to beach retreats south of the equatorSat, 28 Nov 2009 00:30:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0c493fc-d49b-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0c493fc-d49b-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlAn encounter with a tarot card reader leads the Secret Agent to realise that he has a blessed lifeSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:54:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6d19c70-cf1a-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6d19c70-cf1a-11de-8a4b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent returns to an office maelstrom, where he finds himself dealing with a vendor who pulled out of a sale at the last minute and an agent who ran off to Rome with a high-rolling clientFri, 13 Nov 2009 23:55:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/806600b2-c99e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/806600b2-c99e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent's BlackBerry buzzes through Rio de Janeiro's cafés and cobbled streets as he tries to finish negotiations on behalf of clients while on vacationFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:53:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d30007d4-c41f-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d30007d4-c41f-11de-8de6-00144feab49a.htmlSick and frustrated with glacial lawyers and clients who have no manners, the Secret Agent awaits the heralding of a new weekFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:22:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd78461c-be9f-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd78461c-be9f-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.htmlThe Secret Agent hangs out with clients that are also art groupies for a non-stop social whirl during the the Frieze Art Fair and is left with little time to actually show propertiesSat, 24 Oct 2009 01:03:17 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0a3e2a2-b91f-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0a3e2a2-b91f-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.htmlWith property prices in prime central London higher than ever, the Secret Agent, at a loss over what to advise his clients, consults a pessimistic market-forecasterSat, 17 Oct 2009 00:55:13 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e247c0d2-b39f-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e247c0d2-b39f-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.htmlA former American actress who is planning to rent out her Chelsea flat asks the Secret Agent where to buy a house before moving into her fiance's Belgravia pad Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:18:41 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/febf8090-ae1f-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/febf8090-ae1f-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent breaks a self-imposed abstinence from alcohol after a frustrating week that saw the theft of his bicycle and his clients not being entirely straightforwardFri, 2 Oct 2009 23:08:54 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6786126-a8a2-11de-9242-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b6786126-a8a2-11de-9242-00144feabdc0.htmlSpending the week in Paris, the Secret Agent explores the city's property market and picks up negotiating tricks from the world of fashionSat, 26 Sep 2009 01:25:23 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/16358790-a31e-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16358790-a31e-11de-ba74-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent is pleased to have The Thesp – who gives off warmth and energy – in his staff. He brings a certain 'joie de vivre' and difference into clients' livesSat, 19 Sep 2009 00:36:13 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf5b0816-9d9d-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf5b0816-9d9d-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent has had a good week with two active dream clients, but dealing with vendors and people who demand kickbacks is proving to be frustratingSat, 12 Sep 2009 02:33:24 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b308966-9821-11de-8d3d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b308966-9821-11de-8d3d-00144feabdc0.htmlWith the stronger euro tempting Europeans to buy in London, the Secret Agent plans to be upfront with his clients to make their flights worthwhileSat, 5 Sep 2009 02:03:57 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/203f005c-929f-11de-b63b-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/203f005c-929f-11de-b63b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Secret Agent understands why Londoners would rather have their own entrance and hallway instead of sharing an apartment building's communal areas with their neighboursSat, 29 Aug 2009 02:34:36 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/df5f5bc2-8d21-11de-a540-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fcolumnists%2Fsecret-agenthttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df5f5bc2-8d21-11de-a540-00144feabdc0.htmlWhile on holiday in Umbria, the Secret Agent learns something of the nature of creating a property, one that involves an enquiring mind and an enthusiasm for 'the new'Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:52:21 +0100