Finance
OnTheMarket finally launches on stock market this morning
LATEST Update: Shares in OnTheMarket stumble in first day of trading
News
Agency
Forget the ‘spray and pray’ approach of panel managed conveyancing, agents are urged
Deals now taking average of 16 weeks between acceptance of offer and exchange
Agency
Double-digit rises in new home sales and instructions for Connells
Connells claims new home sales have hit record levels
Finance
Home owner mortgage arrears at record lows but more landlords struggling
New data reveals 20% rise in buy-to-let mortgages with arrears
Acquisitions
Purplebricks’ woes help deal a £1bn blow to flagship Woodford fund
Neil Woodford owns more than a quarter of the online agent's shares
Finance
Increasing number of landlords selling up due to buy-to-let tax changes
Research finds landlords existing the market due to mortgage interest relief changes, but many are still unaware of how it will impact them
Other News
Zoopla ‘Me too’ advert named as turkey of the week by trade magazine
Have the advertising team behind the advert been living under a rock?
Training
Revision in Propertymark qualifications means a simpler route for learners
Recent changes to Propertymark qualifications have made obtaining qualifications simpler, explains Paul Jager
Agency
Online agent founded by teenager aims to sell £1bn of homes this year
Doorsteps only founded last year but now claims to be 14th largest estate agent
Acquisitions
Belvoir on the prowl for more independent agent acquisitions
Unscheduled update from Belvoir helps send shares 10% higher but there's no mention of its failed bid for TPFG
Agency
Estate agency burgled twice by prolific thief criticises ‘ridiculous’ jail sentence
Burglar broke in a second time just weeks after being released from jail for first burglary of the same office
Agency
Agent looks to go head-to-head with EweMove and Purplebricks with franchise network launch
'Seany Claus' marks return to agency with new proposition
Politics
Housing minister gets in another Twitter spat with property journalists
Dominic Raab accuses property journalists of 'lazy journalism' in Trump-style tweets
Politics
RICS piles on the gloom after seeing both instructions and demand drop
RICS reports demand and instructions in negative territory for nearly a year
Finance
Proptech start-ups vie to create ‘private Help to Buy’ market by making ‘smarter’ lending decisions
Schemes use investors' wealth to bulk up first-time buyers' deposits
Acquisitions
EweMove franchisees acquire rival agency
Franchisees take on portfolio of 100 managed properties previously run by a local independent agency
Law
MPs back legislation to make all homes comply with minimum EPC band C
New Bill forces stricter energy efficiency measures than those being introduced for landlords
Finance
Dramatic slump in buy-to-let lending blamed on Government intervention
Mortgage lenders call for a brake on any further policy changes in the private rented sector
Agency
‘New type’ of agency botches sale of home after giving sellers wrong advice
Poor advice and photography 'lead to months of worry' for vendors
Acquisitions
Spicerhaart targets more high street branch openings after acquisition of independent firm
Firm recruits Connells veteran to grow new region to ten to 12 branches