Agency
Software supplier VTUK enters market to offer high street agents separate online offering
VTUK becomes latest to offer secondary brand to high street agents
News
Agency
So much for the death of the high street? Top agents outperforming internet-only brands
HomeOwners Alliance reveals success rates and prices achieved among high street and internet agents
Agency
The House Shop partners with Plentific to offer professional services for users
Agents can access tradesmen through The House Shop marketplace
Lettings
Agents make their case in national press for letting fees ban to be re-considered
For sake of tenants, Government must reconsider ban
Law
Ex-Your Move employee wins case at Employment Tribunal for sex discrimination
But tribunal says 'sex act' remark did not amount to harassment – and there was no constructive unfair dismissal
Agency
Over 800 branches have come back to us from OTM, says Zoopla
Last week alone 16 branches came back to us, says Zoopla
Other News
House prices rise – but Nationwide slaps them down, saying it is third monthly fall in a row
Mind that gap! Enormous difference of over £100,000 between Rightmove's asking prices and Halifax's data
Lettings
ARLA vice-president steps down as she takes up new role at Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Task will be to attract new letting agents to the TDS custodial scheme
Compliance
Latest on new Money Laundering Regulations: Agents can relax about the deadline
The June 26 deadline for compliance with new regime looks to be highly unlikely
Charity
Agents Giving appeals for help with new food banks initiative
How your generosity could help people living in crisis
Lettings
Consultation on letting agent fees ban closes today
Submissions still being accepted until 11.45am today
People
Five reasons why it’s hard to find good people in estate agency
Here's why your attempts to hire a good candidate could be going wrong
Law
Revealed: In two years just three penalty notices issued to agents breaking the law
Almost no enforcement of law requiring letting agents to display fees – not a priority for most local authorities
Agency
Advice on how to cheat an estate agent – by an estate agent
Five tips for how to cheat an agent and how the plot was uncovered on Facebook
Acquisitions
Property group pulls off mega deal to let and manage 10,000 rental homes
Huge deal announced as first private rented sector REIT starts trading on stock market
Training
Agent Provocateur: Learn by watching the best in action
Training and mentoring are good – but nothing beats learning from example
Agency
This would be real disruption: Overturn the way agents charge
Let the seller set the asking price – and go half and half with the agent on anything achieved over it
Acquisitions
Property management company buys Landlord and Letting Show
Happy Tenant Company snaps up events and magazine as it prepares to expand
Lettings
Rents decline south of the river as oversupply hits the prime market
Massive developments at Battersea and Nine Elms impact on rents
Acquisitions
‘Distressed’ agency changes hands for second time in a year
High profile regional agent sells for second time in 12 months