Other News
What a pane! Moped thief flattened after trying to break through estate agency window
Agency owner says smash and grab burglar was lucky to have been wearing a helmet
News
People
Watchdog programme was hurtful, says Purplebricks boss Michael Bruce
We will learn lessons from Watchdog programme, says Purplebricks boss
Agency
Chain-breaking estate agency Nested raises another £36m to fund UK-wide expansion
Agent aiming to have 10% market share in London by next year as it plans UK roll-out
Agency
Outright ban on referral fees could be ‘catastrophic’ for estate agency sector, warning
Corporate firms could be worst hit in event of a ban while high street firms would also lose out
Agency
Industry veteran despairs as to Government’s understanding of how market works
Gazumping and gazundering? They're just tricks of the trade and nothing will change, says industry veteran
Agency
Spat! Pryor launches broadside on allAgents in bid to get his private address and phone number taken down
Property finding agent and allAgents lock horns on Twitter
Agency
Online agent launches £500,000 crowdfunding campaign and says it is worth £15m
I Am The Agent launches Crowdcube pitch hoping for an eventual Purplebricks-style IPO or a buyout
Agency
Guild and Fine & Country unveil new prospecting service for member agents
New automated instruction-getting service launches
Finance
Government encourages lenders to make rental payments part of mortgage affordability tests
MPs back calls for marketplace rather than legislative solution in Westminster Hall debate
Finance
Deposit replacement scheme co-founder emerges at rival firm two months after quitting Reposit
Curran McKay has been named director of business development at Canopy
Law
Latest ‘call for evidence’ hints of a ban on referral fees paid to agents
Referral fees clampdown or outright ban mooted along with greater regulation of estate agents
People
Former AHIPP leader Mike Ockenden says he has feeling of deja vu
Do not expect change any time soon, ex-AHIPP boss tells industry
Lettings
Gathering storm of fees ban in Scotland – and a warning to English government as Scots landlords ‘flee the market’
Landlords withdrawing properties from agency management and selling up in droves
Politics
Communities Secretary Javid reveals unlikely ambition to become an estate agent
Former banker Javid jokes that he has experience of unpopular professions
Agency
Countrywide to launch online mortgage business – and Marks & Spencer to enter mortgage market
UK's biggest agent to launch into digital loans while high street giant M&S gets set to offer mortgages
Law
Former Lib Dem leader tables motion to make property owners apply for planning permission for second homes
Tim Farron says owners should require planning permission for homes they don't live in full-time
Finance
House prices and loan sizes drop in September as more stock comes to market
Mortgage loan sizes have fallen across the south of England but brokers warn the housing market will remain flat for the rest of the year
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Estate agents under spotlight yet again as Government launches new inquiry
Yet another new inquiry launches into estate agency market – will this be HIPs by any other name?
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH: Property Franchise Group tells City Belvoir’s takeover bid ‘not a merger of equals’
Property Franchise Group spells out to City reasons for rejection