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The agent sued his employers for unfair dismissal

The acquisition is the fourth in recent years by the well-known franchisee

A spokesperson for OnTheMarket told EYE that the board was not interested in the proposals put forward by the non-shareholder to revamp the business

Buyers are cottoning onto the fact that purchasing power is now in their hands

Rising mortgage rates and the accompanying downwards pressure on prices means more owners are weighing up their options

Callwell technology is now used by over 10,000 sales and lettings agents across the UK

Revenue hits record levels at Belvoir

Overall, the cumulative downward effect from higher interest rates appears to be starting to weigh more heavily on the economy

Agents will benefit from automatic deposit data transfer

The East Midlands, Greater London, the North West, and the South East have all seen sizeable increases in their average void periods over the last month

Propertymark believes that a generous estimate of reintroducing mortgage interest relief would cost the UK government £1bn

The Hogarth Property Group, which owned Orchards of London prior to the sale to Leaders Romans Group, has confirmed the deal

The Equity Release Council said the fourth quarter figures bucked the usual trend of Q4 being the busiest

The Group achieved a strong performance in 2022 through organic growth in lettings and the full impact of the acquisition of Hunters in March 2021

Group CEO issues statement, but refuses to deny that staff are at risk of redundancy

Japanese knotweed can grow pretty much anywhere

Snippets of industry news: John D Wood & Co. appoints head of new homes; Carter Jonas welcomes new partner from Savills; Sigma Homes unveils first sales & marketing director

The estate agency, which launched in 2019, has opened its second office

Just 6% of private renters polled want to switch to social rented housing, with vast majority of respondents preferring the PRS as a ‘an entry point to the housing market’

eXp UK now has more than 350 agents across the country

The funding will be used to reduce the number of empty properties and, therefore, increase much-needed housing supply

So far, the evidence is that buyers and sellers have accepted the fact higher mortgage rates are here to stay

The government is set to miss its housebuilding target

The current CEO will take on a new role as executive chairman, while the chief investment officer and chief operating officer will become Co-CEOs

The conveyancing sector has taken a bit of a bashing, but organisers of National Conveyancing Week say this is an opportunity to highlight some of the challenges facing the industry

Stats, facts and opinions from Chris Watkin