Agency
Online agent ‘worth £12m’ raises £550,000 from almost 500 investors
New online agent closes crowdfunding pitch after going over target
News
Charity
Thank you to our generous readers – £800 raised in Julian O’Dell charity auction
Three original portraits sold after EYE's three-day auction in a great cause
Finance
Bank of England lowers forecasts for housing transactions
Bank claims buy-to-let changes have slowed the market, but that isn't the only factor
Compliance
Council charges one its own employees for a reference – despite tenant fees ban
Prospective tenant to have over £26 deducted from his pay packet after council supplies employer reference
Finance
Over-65s more likely to downsize if Government introduced Stamp Duty exemption
Research calls for Help to Buy-style scheme for those in later life
Agency
Former Rightmove boss Nick McKittrick joins Swiss answer to UK’s giant portal
Rightmove's ex-CEO welcomed to board of Swiss portal
Acquisitions
NEWSFLASH: OnTheMarket set to demutualise and list on stock exchange
Huge new plans for £50m fund raising due to be announced to investors
Agency
NEWSFLASH: Purplebricks defends itself in statement to Stock Exchange
'Where we have fallen short, we will rectify these situations at earliest opportunity,' Purplebricks tells City
Agency
Purplebricks tells BBC viewers: ‘We have not led vendors up the garden path’
Purplebricks boss defends business model on prime time TV show
Agency
Purplebricks Local Property Expert slams ‘garbage’ on EYE – saying Purplebricks only employs the best
'I don't disappear after listings, none of us do', says Purplebricks Local Property Expert
Lettings
Council which set up first borough-wide licensing scheme to publish star ratings of all letting agents
Letting agent rating scheme set to pave the way for local authorities
Agency
Seller posts up five one-star ratings of agent – but honestly, it’s not their fault
Harsh critic on TrustPilot is not even a customer of the agent he is having a go at
Politics
When will Government wake up to the damage it has done to the industry?
Stamp Duty continues to inflict enormous damage on the London market
Agency
Over half of London vendors withdrawing properties rather than cutting prices
Data reveals how many prime London properties are sold or just withdrawn
Politics
‘Damaging’ Right to Buy policy is suspended in city for five years
Right to Buy is suspended across city to help ease pressure on waiting lists
Compliance
Letting agents accused of ‘fraudulent listings’ and ‘treating renters like students’
Survey shows lack of good service in rental sector
Lettings
Fixflo launches fourth annual letting agent survey
New survey welcomes agents' views and experiences
Agency
NEWSFLASH: Purplebricks boss defends ‘exaggerated claims’ allegation by BBC programme
Purplebricks up for scrutiny twice on BBC programmes today
Tech
Chaos and frustration for agents as bug hits users of popular software
Jupix apologises but yesterday said the issue was still unresolved
Agency
Foxtons’ strength has become its weak spot – and it must change, say experts
Foxtons was first with its IT but now has an albatross round its neck