Agency
‘Best overall UK agent’ is announced by allAgents review site
eMoov named as the best estate agent in the whole of the country
News
Compliance
How easy is it to fake a tenant reference? Very!
Fake references are easy to do and very hard to spot
Agency
Supply and demand both perk up in June despite annual drops
Agency reveals that new sales stock was up 14% in June, but annual figures are less positive
Agency
Dexters to raise its physical presence in Westminster with latest rebrand
London firm Hathaways to carry the Dexters name from next week
Agency
Winkworth launches recruitment department to bolster franchise network
New department will be headed by Lucy King
Other News
Three-quarters of home buyers scared off by Japanese knotweed
Research finds buyers are quickly put off by the infamous wild plant
Agency
Two-thirds of sellers do not visit a high street office before instructing an agent
Sellers and landlords steer clear of going into agents' offices
Agency
Academy rejects claims of agents ‘not being told’ that appearing in new Guide could cost £1,200 per branch per year
Criticism that costs of licences to market success in new Guide are not more prominent
Tech
How I became a Viewber for a day – and yes, it works
A clever system: simple, cost-effective, doing the business – and a game-changer
Law
Most agents ‘support impending ban on tenant fees’, claim
Research also shows deep mistrust among tenants
Agency
New trade body CIELA: Why agents should seize this opportunity
Opinion: CIELA can be whatever its members want it to be – we just need to support it
Law
Conveyancers keep up pressure for leasehold reforms
Reasonable fees, redress schemes and the need for reserve funds top list of proposals sent to the new housing minister
Agency
New offices opened by upmarket estate agencies
Expansion for both Chestertons and Jackson-Stops
Politics
Brexit negotiations and political upheaval ‘have stopped a quarter of home owners from selling’
Research finds sellers holding off from the market over the next year, but there are regional differences
Agency
Lettings agency provider unveils new name to reflect its wider focus
Rebrand for letting agent support service comes after 15 years of operation
Law
Agents’ Mutual v Gascoigne Halman expected back in court this week over costs
Competition Appeal Tribunal looks to move fast to resolve issues of costs in key case
Agency
Will online agents remove or change their ‘savings’ claims after regulator’s intervention?
EYE finds huge difference in prices charged and claims made by online/hybrid agents
Tech
Show me the money! New search service being tested will tell buyers of properties with potential
New Upshoot service will cost out building works – and tell you how much the property will be worth once the work is done
Agency
More local high street firms launching parallel online estate agency offerings
Are you offering an online service? And how is it working? Please do share your experiences
Compliance
Landlord who is barrister hit with bill of nearly £5,000 after HMO breach
Barrister should have known better as to his legal responsibilities, says council