Acquisitions
EYE NEWSFLASH EXCLUSIVE: Reapit in multi-million pound management buyout backed by US venture capitalist
Management buyout of agency software firm backed to tune of millions by venture capitalist
News
Law
Firm says it will withdraw application to trademark ‘PropTech’ term after furious protests
Lawyers step in as start-up firm attempts to register 'PropTech'
Finance
House prices rise to record high – but does it herald tough time ahead for first-time buyers?
Halifax notes record house prices as first-time buyers face a double whammy
Agency
We are just not seeing sales, un-named London agent tells Reuters
Uncertainty in capital is blamed on Brexit worries
Lettings
Rental asking prices rise across Britain – but dip in London and south-east
Rent falls in London and south-east drag down 'averages' across country
Agency
Award win boosts agent’s sales by 10% and valuations by 22%
Cartus Cup winner tells how victory has boosted agency's reputation and business
Law
Ex-letting agent who conned top firms into handing over keys is jailed for burglaries
Agents tightening up procedures after fake agent asked for keys
Finance
New Rightmove boss profits to tune of £2.5m as he cashes in shares
Rightmove CEO exercises share options – and promptly sells most
Agency
Auctioneer I AM Sold breaks record with its highest-ever sales price
White-label auction provider says over six in ten of properties in southern region being bought by owner occupers
Agency
Purplebricks mistake on home sold in seven days last month is just ‘human error’
No attempt to mislead as track record speaks for itself, says Purplebricks
Agency
Agent who voted No to demutualisation queries OnTheMarket’s five-year lock-in agreement
Agents unhappy with demutualisation told to direct queries to OnTheMarket
Tech
This really is clever – and it could be an answer to a housing crisis
A Great British invention that gives a new meaning to the term 'proptech'
People
Countrywide launches new apprenticeship scheme for property managers
Countrywide to roll out apprenticeship programme that will give students new qualifications
Agency
Agency rebrands after leaving franchise network
Agency decides to put its own name above the door after quitting local franchise group
Agency
EYE interview: Connells boss says group continues to back high street despite Hatched ownership
Stephen Shipperley talks to EYE about the highs and lows of his 40-year career and speaks for the first time about THAT sale of Rightmove shares
Acquisitions
Beleaguered estate agent Countrywide attracts major new investor
Investec buys 5.6% stake in Countrywide
Politics
Prime Minister unveils £2bn extra funding for new generation of council houses
Theresa May tells Conservative Party Conference she will take 'personal charge' of housing crisis
Acquisitions
Business as usual after major UK software supplier bought by global player
Qube is sold for undisclosed amount – firm one of largest IT suppliers to agents in UK
Finance
Next property crash ‘could be triggered by great sell-off rush of landlord properties’, warning
Tax specialist warns that landlords will be looking to invest elsewhere as profits turn into costs