People
EYE reporter Marc Shoffman nominated for top journalism award
EYE writer in running for Freelance Journalist of the Year in annual financial awards
News
Other News
Look which film star is a fan of OnTheMarket!
OTM named by A-list celebrity as his favourite website (Rightmove and Zoopla don't get a look in)
Other News
House prices still on the rise in cities across UK
Slower rate of house price growth in London acts as brake on headline figure of inflation
Lettings
Alarm bells ring as agents across the country report rent hikes
Rents rise everywhere except London – and more rises on the way
Lettings
Tenants would pay an extra £200 a month on rent for perfect flatmate
Research finds most tenants would pay more per month to live with the perfect flatmate
Finance
Banks blame decline in home movers as lending drops in February
First-time buyers and customers who are remortgaging are driving total lending
Finance
Welcome to UK Finance: New financial services trade body decides on a name
UK Finance will represent organisations such as the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the British Bankers' Association
Agency
City analyst issues briefing note to investors on ‘portal juggling’
Portal juggling is widespread - but more prevalent among hybrid agents, claims Jefferies
Other News
RICS shuts down headquarters after terrorist horror in Westminster
Staff and visitors told to stay away from RICS headquarters today
Law
Agents and landlords set to be given new responsibilities for policing immigration post-Brexit
New post-Brexit regime likely to step up criminal sanctions that already exist under Right to Rent
Agency
Savills’ revenue and profits in UK slip as global income rises to new record
Savills delivers record performance across the globe despite weaker UK
Agency
Chain-break online agent Nested raises £8m as it gets set for major expansion
Nested attracts new funds after just four months of trading
Agency
Independent proptech expert says eMoov is the model that works in online agency
US commentator singles out eMoov ahead of online versus traditional battle hotting up in the States
Agency
Foxtons advertises on Google that with a virtual agent, you get ‘virtually no service’
Foxtons places advert on searches for two online agents – but not Purplebricks
Agency
Weak sterling helping foreign buyers in London – Knight Frank
A US buyer moving to prime central London would have benefited from an effective discount of 21%
People
Top industry figure Frank Webster joins Property Academy as adviser for agents
Webster to stay on at Finders Keepers but will spend two days a week mentoring other businesses
Compliance
Scam targets letting agents and landlords using custodial deposit scheme
Mydeposits users warned not to reply to fake email
Agency
Agents warn Bank of England that property supply is at less than half pre-crash levels
Bank report finds prime properties are still suffering
Acquisitions
Hunters snaps up 15-office franchise firm Besley Hill for £2.5m
Latest acquisition takes Hunters to over 200 outlets as it bids to become UK's 'favourite agent'