Picture of the Week: Buy a house, get a Triffid for free
There's something strange about this house and it doesn't take long to get to the root of the problem
Neil Gerrard
Most onliners now offering ‘no sale, no fee’ as industry shifts
Will Purplebricks have to move to a 'no sale, no fee' option?
Founding member of OnTheMarket to list on all three portals
OTM board member firm returns to ZPG and signs up for another five years at OTM
Estate agent and solicitor couple in ‘spectacular’ fraud
Couple pocketed clients' cash in three separate house sales
Online fraudsters target tenants with fake reductions, agency warns
Fraudsters using Facebook to offer reductions on homes that are on the market before demanding a deposit upfront
Emoov hires former takeaway business boss as chief financial officer
New appointment has extensive experience of IPOs, so is Emoov considering one?
Agent hails return of first-time buyers despite otherwise gloomy figures
First-time buyers are back 'in a big way' but buyer registrations, new properties for sale and viewings all fell overall
EYE NEWSFLASH: Yopa launches no sale, no fee option
New no sale, no fee option will be more expensive than standard flat fee
Complaint about Purplebricks’ standard fee claim informally resolved by advertising watchdog
Objection to Purplebricks ad was one of three cases involving residential property firms
House Network: ‘Our agents will ride naked on a unicycle to the homes of disappointed clients’
Odd claim is part of a new ITV advertising campaign
Number of first-time buyers reaches a decade-long high but buy-to-lets stumble, figures suggest
Subdued growth still expected in the mortgage market this year
‘We’re prospering at estate agents’ expense’, says auctioneer
Firm says auction figures are at record levels despite overall reduction in residential transactions
GDPR: Two webinars aim to answer your questions
Rightmove sessions planned to help agents negotiate tricky GDPR rules
Hybrid agent: ‘We have not even begun to capitalise on market disruption’
Express Estate Agency, which claims to be the second biggest online/hybrid agency by listings, sees further opportunities for growth
Urgent action needed on ‘McMafia-style’ residential property transactions, warning
Most anti-money laundering red flags from legal firms relate to residential property transactions and agents need to act, firm claims
‘Even estate agents hate estate agents’, claim
Estate agent explains why, in his view, his fellow professionals don’t even like each other
Purplebricks adverts ridicule ‘thumb-twiddling’ agents
Short clips answer have gathered millions of views between them
Weight of intervention in rented sector means Government must think more strategically, new minister told
Intervention must be necessary, proportionate, and fair industry bodies warn minister
Declining number of home owners pushes total rent bill to record level
Generation Z starts to replace the millennials finding their way onto the housing ladder
Cast adrift: Agent agrees to spend 24 hours at sea in a life raft
Chris Wood takes to the high seas in aid of military charity