Online rental fraud on the rise as more scam landlords lure tenants
Fraudsters target desperate tenants by using lettings portals
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Romans signals further acquisitions as director Peter Fuller changes roles
Acquisitive Romans tells owners it wants to keep on buying
Corporates vie with each other to snap up independent agents
Connells announces two more purchases – and asks independents to get in touch!
Agent tipped by stock exchange reports 67% growth in three years
Acorn Group reports major growth after London Stock Exchange accolade
New surveying diploma due to launch tomorrow
Skills shortage in surveyors proves a concern as RICS members’ average age is over 50
Worry among agents as April 1 Stamp Duty deadline provokes ‘storm’ of buyers
ARLA warns of consequences of Stamp Duty surcharge
New asking prices will crash £300,000 barrier by end of year
Rightmove predicts new asking prices will go up £17,000 by end of this year
Countrywide CEO Platt says customers compare it with retailers, not other agents
‘We’re in retailing, same as Tesco’ says Countrywide chief after appointment to supermarket’s board
Fund manager Woodford’s faith in Purplebricks as it trades at 22 times forecast profit for 2017
Financial website The Motley Fool says investors need not now pay as much as Woodford for shares
Tenant who signed ‘no pets’ clause ordered to pay £1,000 after moving in with dog and cats
Extraordinary case as pets could not be tried for criminal damage – tenant admits to fraudulently signing tenancy greement