Unscrupulous agents expelled from Property Redress Scheme
The redress service hopes that naming and shaming the rogue agents will raise awareness and standards in the property industry
Marc da Silva
Mortgage rates falling despite inflation surprise
Competition between lenders remains strongest in the traditional first-time-buyer loan-to-value ranges
Property with estate agents as tenants be sold at auction
Estate agents AP Morgan currently occupy the office
Bank holiday provides ‘prospecting gold mine’ for estate agents
The upcoming bank holidays provide an excellent opportunity for agents to engage a captive audience, says estate agency prospecting software specialist
New digital hubs aim to create ‘a more efficient and better-connected market’
The PropTech firm plans to open up its data sharing systems and services to improve efficiencies across the home-moving process, with a view to speeding up property transactions
New estate agency set to open in Cardiff
Medical centre to be transformed into an estate agency office
Savills to deliver Chelsea Flower Show’s first ever working kitchen
The Savills ‘plot to plate’ garden speaks to the firm’s commitment to promoting sustainability
Estate agency expands presence with acquisition of rival firm
The acquired business will operate under a new name
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Joana Smith joins Harding Green; Paul Hardy to head up estate agency team at LSL; Rob and Lynne Hailstone become ambassadors; Directorate change at Rightmove
Strictly star to host estate agency podcast
New series of podcasts that will begin to air today
Estate agents urged to be audit-ready or risk being fined
Estate agents are risking fines – and wasting time and money – by relying on inadequate compliance reporting
Conveyancing giant Smoove confirms takeover talks
Smoove issues statement regarding a possible offer
Estate agency to host big garage sale
Plans to help homeowners declutter their homes and sell unwanted items have been launched by the estate agency
New index reveals boost in auction sales for estate agents
Auctioneer has launches new Online Auction Index
Vendors forced to get realistic with house prices to attract bidders
Agents are reporting that many sellers have transitioned out of the frenzied multi-bid market mindset of recent years and understand the new need to tempt buyers with a competitive price
Strike reveal fresh losses but an offer to buy Purplebricks remains on the cards
Strike's annual accounts: thanks to a number of loans, the directors have a 'reasonable' expectation that the company has adequate resources to trade for the foreseeable future
Property industry reacts to Rightmove House Price Index
The latest Rightmove House Price Index was released this morning
Home buyer commitment rises as ‘market is moving in the right direction’
Buyer priorities which have shaped demand over the past three years are now starting to give way to more needs-based priorities, study finds
Lower-value housing markets recover quicker from mini-Budget chaos
Buyers appear to have got their heads around where borrowing rates are
First-time buyers remain active despite financial challenges
Affordability issues have created an environment where more borrowers are leaning on financial gifting to boost their borrowing power