Other News
House price growth continues to fall but sales are on the up
Your Move House Price Index highlights 'a balanced market'
News
Agency
Expanding property firm promotes 63 people from within its ranks
Ten new associate partners named in Carter Jonas residential division
Compliance
Regulator lays bare what went on in estate agency cartel case
Agents with huge local market share met to discuss holding fees to 1.5% – and spilled the beans in emails
Agency
Review site allAgents blames ‘technical issue’ for disappearance of supplier’s page
It's a miracle, say Reapit, as their allAgents review page makes a comeback
Law
Foxtons says it will respect court ruling after test case bans use of ‘admin fees’ as blanket term
In another part of UK, tenant challenges legality of letting agent fees
Agency
Video of the Week: And here’s an agent selling the perfect lifestyle
Is lifestyle the better way to market a property by video?
Lettings
How much will the lettings fee ban cost your business? Here’s where you can find out
Repairs reporting firm Fixflo launches calculator to work out cost of ban
Agency
Countrywide brand Bairstow Eves launches new social media campaign
Bairstow Eves links up for first time with lifestyle and interiors bloggers and vloggers
Lettings
Parliament sets date to consider popular petition on using rent payments for mortgage affordability
Parliamentary petition gained almost 150,000 signatures
Finance
Student property portal secures £450k angel investor funding
Student property website 'now worth more than £2m less than a year after launch'
Agency
EYE newsflash: allAgents review site suspends Purplebricks account
'Repeated legal threats' force removal, says review site
Agency
allAgents removes over 70 reviews of Purplebricks after legal challenges, claim
allAgents takes down disputed reviews of Purplebricks after legal challenge
Compliance
Fraud agent who marked up invoices is ordered to repay £1m or face further seven years in jail
Jailed letting agent told to pay up £1m in largest confiscation order after defrauding landlords and tenants
Other News
No autumn bounce in asking prices as London and south drag down market
First monthly fall in new asking prices at this time of year since 2013
Lettings
Tenants paying more as annual rate of rental inflation rises
Affordability issues come to the fore as tenants have to pay more on new tenancies
Agency
UK industry doesn’t like us, laments Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce
Co-founder of Purplebricks acknowledges lack of popularity in UK property industry
Agency
New RICS code for agents updates guidance on conflicts of interest and financial crime
London agent warns that sellers should not go through DIY route
Lettings
Local authority in search of private landlords further afield who can house its tenants
Landlords are being offered incentives to rent properties to social housing tenants in Croydon
Agency
Appeal for agents to support first one-year estate agency course launched by college
Brighton college launches first one-year course for aspiring agents in the south – and appeals for local support
Charity
Marvellous! Catfest raises over £35,000 for cancer charity as the industry shows its support
EYE proud to be among sponsors of festival that celebrates 'miracle' remission for former agent Cat