NEWS ARCHIVES
RICS introduces mandatory rotation rules with UK supplement for coming Red Book
The new rules will prevent valuation firms from valuing an asset for regulated purposes for more than ten consecutive years, requiring a change or “rotation” to a different valuation company
Estate agent fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease
Paul Halliday, the owner of George Edwards estate agency, is gearing up for an extraordinary journey
EYE Newsflash: OnTheMarket takeover confirmed as CoStar Group bid accepted
OnTheMarket seeks to become the number one portal in the UK after accepting offer of 110p per share, which represents a premium of 56% to OTM’s last closing price
OnTheMarket release interim results amid £100m takeover bid
CoStar Group, a $33bn (£27.2bn) property group, is expected to buy OnTheMarket in a £100m deal
Estate agency director dies four months after his wife lost battle with cancer
Adam Thompson joined Reality Estate Agent in 2016 as a director after Lucy Thompson founded the company in 2009
Knight Frank plans mass job cuts amid downturn in UK housing market
The estate agency is planning fresh round of layoffs that will put close to 100 workers out of a job
Property industry reflects on latest UK house price data
The figures may then come as a surprise, with house prices holding steady during the summer
If buyers are liars and sellers are worse, isn’t the consumer getting the service they deserve?
The guests give their views on whether, in this age of disinformation, fake news, and outright dishonesty, is taking the moral high ground still the right thing to do
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Preston Baker names new CEO; Knight Frank appoints new senior sales associate; Directorate change