News Archive

Making gazumping illegal could be very difficult to achieve in law

Key to transactions recovery is letting first-timers buy with 10% deposits

Mad March market likely to have been the storm before the calm

Awards for students of property qualifications who show commitment in their studies

Landlords face shock when they receive tax bills in future

But not all agree – London agent says Brexit would invigorate industry

Are high street ‘no sale no fee’ charges now getting close to the onliners?

Agents look set to vote to leave European Union

Terrible living conditions slammed by magistrates as deplorable

Where else are internet agents falling short? I’d like examples

For Sale By Owner website Settled makes list of top 100 start-ups

Three years after pilot, Belvoir franchisees keen to expand into sales

New site allows UK agents to list their properties on over 80 portals in 50 countries

Short-stay tenants leave landlords with three-week voids

Show homes lose their allure for possible buyers

Less than 1% of buyers actually go on to purchase the home they first spot on Rightmove, says Ed Mead

Rightmove survey uses ‘avatars’ to garner agents’ opinions on all three main portals including itself

Nasty spring surprise for first-time buyers in wake of Stamp Duty rush

Couple operated scam across London, midlands and Bristol

New tax clampdowns should make landlords ‘squeal’, says unnamed minister