People
Meet the kind-hearted estate agent who battled Storm Doris to help an old lady
Who says chivalry is dead?
News
Agency
Ex-NAEA president Martyn Baum joins East Anglia firm Arnold Keys
Announcement means East Anglia firm will have two ex-NAEA presidents to lead it
Finance
Mortgage lending continues to increase but it’s not home buyers driving growth
Remortgage approvals were up 15.7% while home buyer figures increased 2.5%
Agency
NEWSFLASH! Estate agent fined £200,000 after woman fell down well during viewing
Woman took over an hour to be rescued after falling down well at open house viewing
Finance
NEWSFLASH: Big rises in profits and revenue for Rightmove
Rightmove announces change of CEO as Nick McKittrick retires
Agency
Biggest ever study of UK estate agency industry announced – involving every branch and all onliners
Up to 30,000 branches set to be researched in joint venture with Rightmove
Agency
Purplebricks valuation is ‘totally bonkers’, says investment site
Valuation described as 'wacky' on day that Purplebricks' shares rise to an all-time high – and we track down US CEO
Politics
Key workers priced out of buying homes in most of England and Wales
Seven regions in which nurses and teachers have little to no chance of buying
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Stormy times for agents but surely there’s plenty to feel good about
Our industry does a lot of things well – but will that be enough to weather the winds of change?
Charity
Tenancy Deposit Scheme named as one of country’s best non-profit places to work
Accolade for TDS to be marked by fundraising celebration
Other News
Picture of the Week: And it’s a classic case of lights, camera, action
So, who's looking at you?
Lettings
Rental sector rebounds from two-year low, says ARLA Propertymark
Tenant and property registrations on the increase
Agency
LSL firm Davis Tate appoints new managing director as founders step aside
Thames Valley firm promotes lettings director to top job
Finance
Mortgage lending in January hits nine-year high despite weak home-move demand
Figure is held up by lending to first-time buyers and remortgaging
Finance
Landlord confidence ‘increases’ despite mortgage interest relief changes
More landlords are now willing to make purchases despite impending change to tax regime
Acquisitions
Purplebricks successfully raises £50m to fund expansion into America
Purplebricks gives investors a two-hour time slot to back launch in the US
Compliance
Agents beware! Property fraudsters increasingly hacking into emails in both sales and lettings
Fraudsters start to target return of tenants' deposits, while cases of property fraud more than double in a year
Agency
Property fraud: Can estate agents do more to prevent it?
Estate agents warned to be careful where properties carry higher risks
Agency
Agent tries to leave OnTheMarket after accusing it of spending budget on litigation
Small independent agent accuses OTM of 'failing to spend money on marketing to concentrate on law case'
Agency
Agency expelled by ombudsman scheme facing deadline to pay fine
Agent has disappeared from office, says local paper