Compliance
Cull of high street solicitors as 136 firms shut
A total of 136 law firms have shut because they could not get Professional Indemnity insurance
March 2014
Lettings
More than one in three Right to Buy homes in London now rented out
More than one third of ex-council homes in London that were purchased at a discount under Right to Buy are now privately rented out
Compliance
Letting agent banned from running topless woman advert
A letting agent that used an image of a topless woman in a poster asking landlords if they would like to see "this level of exposure" for their properties has been told the advert must not be used
Finance
Profits soar at Connells as house prices rise
The Connells Group has posted pre-tax profits of £50.2m in 2013, up 41% from £35.6m in 2012
Agency
Chesterton Humberts appoints residential investment director
Chesterton Humberts has appointed Paul Belson as its new residential investment director
Agency
Agency says ‘merci beaucoup’ to its top performers
Six staff members of Waterfords, based in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire, have just returned from a day trip to Lille in France – a reward for their strong performances