Agency
Rightmove asks agents: What do you think of OnTheMarket?
Rightmove tells agents it wants their views
July 2015
Agency
Have agents shot themselves in the foot over OTM, asks Financial Times
City analyst predicts Rightmove has scope to 'expand its share of agent wallet'
Agency
Disaster for British estate agents and families in Dubai firm’s collapse
Almost all agents employed by bankrupt Dubai firm were newly recruited Brits in search of better life – claim
Law
Fraudster targeted home with For Sale sign outside
Thief posed as respectable doctor to get agent to arrange viewing
Other News
It’s not your usual company car – it’s the Morgan 3 Wheeler
Our customers love it and the public watch out for it, says happy agency owner
Finance
Sales to first-time buyers fall 27% in a year
Number of first-time buyers falls away as more tenants struggle to save deposits
Acquisitions
Romans makes its third acquisition so far this year
Fast expanding firm dips into £12m kitty to buy Berkshire sales and lettings business
Agency
Connells profits take a dive – but firm says it is on course for best year ever
Second half of 2015 looking much better than first six months: Connells predicts record-breaking year
Charity
Generation Rent fights to stay alive after Nationwide Foundation pulls funding
Lobbying group takes to crowdfunding in bid to raise £60,000 in a month
Agency
British estate agents in search of better life stranded in Dubai
Well-established agent in Dubai goes bust after major recruitment drive in UK
Agency
Countrywide profits tumble 61% as house sales are hit
Profits dive as sales tumble 12% – but Countrywide still set to double in size over five years
Law
Landlords’ Barometer – #21: When a tenant asks to be evicted
It is happening more and more as councils tell tenants in arrears to stay put
Lettings
Scrapping of wear and tear allowance ‘bad for tenants’
ARLA says landlords will scrimp on furniture purchases – and expects rents to rise
Finance
Mortgage market picking up, says Bank of England
House purchase approvals up while remortgaging jumps ahead of rate increase
Compliance
Half of tenants not present at check-outs
But vital that they attend, warns deposit service
Compliance
City where just four letting agents out of 80 ‘comply with law on fees’
Council is confronted with claim that most agents flout the law by not displaying fees
Finance
Rightmove announces clutch of record results to City
Rightmove announces rise in profit margin to 75.5% – Foxtons' profits take a dive but firm confident post-election
Compliance
Cameron says money laundering via property must stop
No place for dirty money in UK, says PM as scandal refuses to go away
Other News
Sales volumes slip badly across England and Wales – Land Registry
Sales down by 13,000 in month before election – will they now pick up?
Agency
Martin & Co signs up software firm for 90 offices in record deal
In one of biggest deals ever, Reapit will provide new IT for all Xperience branches