Agency
Sellers who prefer house raffles to estate agents will have to pay 5% commission plus VAT
Raffle winners can get on the property ladder for the price of a £2 raffle ticket
News
Lettings
Property review sites ‘fundamentally flawed’ – says founder of review site
Business embarks on new crowdfunding campaign as it gets set to launch tenancy passport resource for agents and landlords
Charity
Estate agency figure launches new charity after teenage son’s tragic death
Simon Whale asks for your support for agent's charity that will go into schools and explain devastation caused by young driver's death
Agency
New online letting agent says its launch is ‘beginning of end for expensive high street firms’
'We will break stranglehold of traditional agents', says newcomer
Lettings
Mistaken identity: Lettings services organisation wrongly named in Government proptech programme
A strange case of mistaken identity
Other News
Property of the Week: And just look at the rat and mouse prices Eastenders are paying
A £1m chance to live in a soap opera setting
Law
End of ‘no fault’ ground for possession just weeks away in Scotland
ASTs to be abolished in Scotland along with 'no fault' ground
Other News
Scottish house prices continue to defy drops in the rest of the UK
Values and transactions continue to tick up north of the border
Finance
Higher house prices push buyers on to 35-year mortgages
Brokers report growth in 35-year term home loans, but warn that borrowers could be storing up trouble for themselves
Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH EXCLUSIVE: Property Franchise Group boss hits out at ‘opportunistic takeover bid’ by Belvoir
Property Franchise Group boss Ian Wilson describes Belvoir's proposed merger as 'hostile' takeover bid
Agency
Experienced agents from well-known names flocking to join EweMove
Our franchisees can build 'hugely profitable businesses', says new Head Shepherd
Agency
Politicians clash over ‘feeble’ announcement as Propertymark calls for inquiry to include sales agents
As English letting and property managers face crackdown, minister calls for Wales 'not to be left behind' – and at Westminster politicians are at loggerheads
Compliance
Seven in ten letting agents say their landlords will not accept Universal Credit tenants
Letting agents reveal just how difficult it is for Universal Credit recipients to rent
Agency
Take Purplebricks seriously, proptech expert tells American realtors
One month in – how is Purplebricks doing in the US?
Other News
Floorplans of the Week: And these have a certain wonky charm
First contender in EYE's brand new series features some rather strange stairs and a baffling bathroom
Law
Mother and daughter who fooled estate agent in £1m scam have almost no money, court told
Woman who blew a fortune on luxury lifestyle has just £375 to her name
Agency
A quarter of home owners led to believe they had to use estate agent’s mortgage broker
Financial Conduct Authority report raises questions over agent referrals to mortgage brokers
Compliance
Two rogue landlords fined £80,000 for renting out property illegally over eight years
Landlords who ignored enforcement notices pay the price
Lettings
EYE NEWSFLASH: Government launches ‘call for evidence’ into letting agents’ market
Agents could be 'overcharging' consumers and 'under-delivering', says official paper
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Foxtons announce fall in revenues as challenging market continues
City analyst says Foxtons' traditional model is not broken – threat is from the market, not digital 'new kids on block'