Law
‘Secret’ rises in court possession fees slammed as extortionate
Rises in costs to gain possession of rented properties are about to shoot up – and very few know
April 2014
Compliance
Money laundering fines ‘will be huge’, agents are warned
Take HMRC's guidance seriously, lawyer warns agents
People
Savills boss set to pocket £2.6m as profits soar
Group CEO Jeremy Helsby's pay for last year to rise by 44%
Lettings
Single-property landlords playing most crucial part in PRS
Almost all landlords – 93% – have just one rental property, says Countrywide
Agency
Mansion Tax threat is scaring home owners, says agent
Property-rich but income-poor residents may try to sell up ahead of election
Law
Police continuing to investigate ‘fraud’ at closed letting agent
Thirty landlords say they are owed money 16 months after agent shut
Compliance
Council’s private rented sector ‘hit squad’ probes 500 cases
New enforcement team tackles hundreds of bad landlords
Other News
Former soldier sentenced to 34 years for murder of estate agent
Horrific eight-hour attack on two agents left one dead and the other paralysed
Lettings
‘Absolute rotters’ jibe as council condemns letting agents
Authority decides to look at setting up its own letting agency
Other News
Rightmove finds the going soft as traffic dips
Grand National sees visitors drop – and then Rightmove's own shares are fallers
Agency
Letting agent gets set to launch national landlord-direct service
These are landlords who would never have used an agent, says firm
Agency
ESTAS opens hunt for agents’ best supplier of this year
Your chance to recommend the firm that does a good job for you
Agency
Agent discloses murder scene in ‘horror house’ particulars
Agent complies with CPRs to reveal savage murder – and sells house successfully
Agency
Agent hit with massive anti-money laundering fine tells of shock
Jackson Grundy continues appeal after criticising 'disproportionate' penalty
Law
Agent speaks out after tenants sentenced for trashing house
Landlord refused our advice on guarantor requirement, says agent
Agency
Rightmove throws off agent for selling listings on eBay
Agent exposed by Eye is expelled from giant portal
Law
Letting agent who syphoned off client money faces jail
Manager found guilty of stealing firm's cash spent money on breast reduction surgery and Jimmy Choo shoes
Agency
We will be the John Lewis of estate agency, declares Hunters boss
Hollinrake says goal is to become nation's favourite estate agent by next year
Agency
Andrews hands over huge sum to its charity owners
Unique estate agency chain gives £586,000 to Trust – the biggest sum in years