Online letting firm eyes expansion with recruitment drive
Online firm, which appointed Purplebricks’ former finance director last month, recently raised £750,000 to develop a new letting platform.
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New data ‘shows the enduring attractiveness of a cash deposit’
Fresh figures show a notable increase.
Agents told that ‘fraud is getting harder to detect’
Tenancy fraud is getting harder to detect as scams become more sophisticated.
Lettings platform integrates with utility management tool for agents
Management platform helps with the setting up of utilities, with tenants able to opt into new services as part of their registration process. It also assists with final billing and new tenancies.
Savills revises up rental growth forecast
The ongoing acute lack of stock and continued strong demand from tenants means that we can expect pressure on prime rents.
Purplebricks CEO purchases 630,000 shares in the company
Helena Marston is the company’s recently appointed chief operating officer, having taken over from Vic Darvey.
Welsh government urged to do more to make housing greener and more energy efficient
Long-term plan needed to make decarbonise Welsh housing stock and achieve government's net zero ambition by 2050.
Historic estate agency moves to new home
The well-established estate agency has moved premises.
Football league club renews agreement with estate agency
27,000 seater stadium will show estate agent's branding next season
Build to Rent continues to attract considerable investment
Knight Frank forecasts that yearly investment in build-to-rent could be almost £5bn by end of 2022.
InfoTrack launches new digital conveyancing index
New index will survey the digital conveyancing capabilities of law firms
One in six to make home improvements to increase EPC rating
Many home owners are seeking energy efficiency to cut their bills and increase their property's value
Dexters adds four branches after completing acquisition of well-known estate agency
Dexters has completed the acquisition of its sixth estate agency in the last 12 months to cement its place as the largest estate agency office network in London.
Purplebricks’ director of lettings rejoins Spicerhaart
Director has returned to Spicerhaart after a brief term at Purplebricks.
Zoopla launches new sales progression portal for estate agents
Zoopla already offers its housebuilder customers a new homes version of the portal, with the estate agency model providing negotiators visibility of all their sales in the pipeline.
Estate agency expands with new city centre office
Six new staff members are set to join the office.
Legal warning – failure to comply ‘is potentially a criminal offence’
Law Society of England and Wales has issued a warning for those acting in property transactions.
Jostling for position: “I’m not here just to be the ‘third portal”, says OTM’s Jason Tebb
OnTheMarket has provided an update on its progress under Jason Tebb, with the firm’s CEO giving a second interview to Property Academy founder, Peter Knight.
House prices continue to rise, but lengthier time to exchange
Despite soaring inflation and interest rate increases, property prices are still rising across the UK, new data shows.
High number of rented homes unlikely to achieve new EPC targets
New analysis shows in the eight years to 2020 the number of homes in the PRS with an EPC 'C' rating rose from 19% to 39%.