Agency
Foreign investors left nursing huge losses as they scramble to get out of off-plan deals
Problem has been 'massively under-reported' says agent
News
Agency
More than half of Brits experiencing problems with ‘rogue’ estate or letting agents, claim
Agency trade bodies claim members provide higher level of consumer protection
Agency
Connells Group ‘boosts its share of new instructions in falling market’
'Biggest' estate agency group sees 'encouraging' start to 2018
Agency
Yopa publishes YouTube video giving five reasons why it’s different to other agents — but what happened to it?
Video gains 32 views and then suddenly disappears from website
Agency
Solicitors’ Property Centre reports losses as it mounts fight-back against portals’ listings of agents
Solicitors' Property Centre falls into loss as it draws up national strategy to compete with portals – and Rightmove ups the ante
Lettings
New tenant legislation would drive ‘bad boys’ underground, warns letting agency boss
Government needs to regulate the industry rather than adopt a 'piecemeal approach', says Haart Lettings boss
Agency
Conveyancers banking on more agency referrals as they anticipate growing workload in 2018
Half of conveyancing firms admit to hiking fees last year
Finance
EYE NEWSFLASH: Countrywide warns of dramatic fall in profit
Sales and lettings business profits expected to be almost half – down 45%, says Countrywide
Agency
High street agent Romans slams allAgents after being named second worst after Purplebricks
Romans follows on from Purplebricks, saying it will look at 'negative' comments on reviews site
Lettings
Hunters to advertise ‘super-short term’ lets on Airbnb and Booking.com
Service allows landlords and vendors the chance to maximise income from empty or unsold properties
Agency
Continued slide in new instructions now goes on for nearly two years, say RICS agents
RICS research makes for gloomy reading as surveyors report drop in new instructions, sales agreed and new buyer enquiries
Agency
Harry Potter author JK Rowling blasts estate agent on Twitter — but did he deserve it?
Rowling denies that she has ever been to pub sold for a rumoured £4m by Devon agent
Agency
Winkworth in line for greater-than-expected profits
The franchise network still expects to have finished 2017 strongly despite sales slump
Finance
Home mover numbers recover to record levels after 2016 slump, claim
Lloyds research claims record low mortgage rates have helped movers climb the property ladder
Finance
Agent warns against ‘very risky’ cryptocurrency transactions as Bitcoin value plummets
Volatility of cryptocurrencies likely to disadvantage a smooth sale, agent warns
Agency
Google starts to bin those glowing bits of text from third party review sites
Agents' pay per click ad words on Google will still carry stars – but no longer the nice words
Law
Crowdfunding campaign launched to fund legal defence of YouTuber being sued by Britain’s best-known landlord Fergus Wilson
Campaign still well away from its £10,000 target
Other News
WATCH: Thieves rip safe off agent’s wall in 5am raid
Agent offers £1,000 reward for information leading to conviction
Agency
New ‘super’ portal launching in just six weeks admits to having no marketing budget – but will rely on word of mouth
New portal with no marketing budget appeals for agents to join it on its journey
Law
MP behind Bill that will let tenants sue landlords invites horror stories from renters on Facebook
Call comes ahead of Friday's debate on Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill