Agency
JUST IN: Winkworth legal battle extended as both sides agree to mediation
Winkworth and chairman agree mediation as High Court dispute drags on
Agency
EYE NEWS UPDATE: Foxtons faces shareholder backlash as investors reject key board proposals
Foxtons investors challenge dividend priorities as board proposals fail
Law
Rightmove hits back at £1.5bn legal claim and challenges agents’ automatic inclusion
Rightmove fights £1.5bn agents' claim - and questions who should be allowed to join
Tech
iamproperty promises agents free software – but there’s a catch
iamproperty reveals how agents can earn credits towards free software
Transactions
Estate agents offered free property information packs in bid to slash sales delays
Free upfront property information launched for estate agents
Agency
Car ploughs into estate agency, leaving man fighting for his life
Man suffers life-threatening injuries after car crashes into estate agency
Acquisitions
Fast-growing property group acquires sixth agency as expansion gathers pace
The agency will keep its existing name and staff
Tax
Self-employed estate agency networks face greater AML scrutiny under HMRC guidance
Director of Benham and Reeves welcomes the updated guidance and called for closer scrutiny of the self-employed sector
Prices
Are estate agents overpricing homes? One in three agreed sales follow price cuts
More than a third of homes sold subject to contract across 21 major British cities had asking price reductions, according to new research
Acquisitions
Franchise agency branch changes hands as director takes sole ownership
Director takes sole ownership of the franchise after buying out co-founder
Conveyancing
Conveyancer shortage prompts major CLC recruitment drive
Conveyancer shortage threatens property market reform, regulator warns
Agency
Buyers getting cold feet now biggest cause of collapsed property sales
Property sales take four months to exchange as buyers pull out of deals
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Law
JUST IN: Rightmove accused of trying to block thousands of agents from £1.5bn compensation claim
£1.5bn Rightmove battle: Thousands of agents risk missing out, claimants warn
Law
£1.5bn Rightmove claim reaches crucial court hearing today
Thousands of agents could be included
Prices
What will happen to house prices next year? New forecasts reveal winners and losers
What will happen to house prices in 2027 and beyond?
Finance
Bank of England tipped to raise interest rates for first time in three years
The Bank of England decides interest rates on Thursday
Lettings
Three letting brands brought together under new property group
Trio join forces in letting technology shake-up
Fees
eXp UK cuts commission cap for top-performing estate agency teams
- eXp UK targets agency teams with lower commission caps and AI tools
Landlords
Landlords demand significant rent hikes – tribunals cut them down to size
New research reveals that seven in ten challenged rent increases are being cut, just as landlords face another tax hike
Lettings
Letting agents face fresh landlord exodus fears as tax bills climb
Tax bills could exceed rental profits
Mortgages
Knight Frank removes misleading ad featuring Raymond Blanc’s famous restaurant
Knight Frank forced to explain why famous restaurant appeared in property advert
Prices
Sellers warned to cut asking prices as buyers gain the upper hand
Asking prices under scrutiny
Transactions
Housing market hit by fresh setback as buyers retreat
Higher mortgage rates have cut buyers’ purchasing power by 15%, with Zoopla forecasting 100,000 fewer property sales this year
Mortgages
Estate agents brace for quieter December as mortgage rate fears intensify
Buyers remain active but are becoming increasingly selective
Editorial Partner
- Avoidable requisitions continue to fall as firms named and shamed in latest data release
- CLC sets out plans to train 2,000 more property professionals to create more conveyancing bandwidth
- Technology round-up: digitalisation and the latest platforms in the industry
- New analysis shows 15.5% mortgages are linked to flood risk
- Former Law Society president takes the reins at mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare
- Landlords to register rental properties under Renters’ Rights Act from next month
- The disappearing generalist conveyancer
