Lettings
Agent claims that Airbnb can be a nice little earner for landlords
Portico claims landlords can make more than £100 a day through the direct rentals website
News
Agency
NEWSFLASH exclusive: NAEA and ARLA announce launch of Propertymark
New Propertymark branding for NAEA and ARLA members aimed at raising consumer awareness of trustworthy agents
Agency
Agents’ Mutual boss accused of running ‘crash, bang, wallop’ into suing Connells’ owned brand
Springett 'did not disclose' that Savills and Strutt & Parker breached 'one other portal' rule, hearing is told
Agency
Agents in Devon ‘agreed consensus’ to drop Zoopla, competition hearing is told
But Devon agent tells hearing that 'one other portal' decision was not discussed with rival firms
Law
Letting agent jailed after fleecing vulnerable tenants of holding deposits
Pair in fraud case to pay court costs of £140,000 after Trading Standards investigation
Acquisitions
Belvoir acquisition team is offered one new business every day
Belvoir ramps up support for franchisees buying up local competitors
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Why no one in the industry can keep change at bay
The future for agents is coming over the horizon with the 'now generation' expecting instant information
Agency
Supply shortage hitting sales and lettings and may worsen – RICS
RICS survey finds just 5% more agents registering new buyers in January, the softest reading since last August
Other News
East of England leads the way as rents continue to rise
Rents went up just £10 in London in the whole of last year
Lettings
Renters app heading for record downloads since firm shifts focus to agents, claim
Movebubble claims technology can help agents once tenant fees are banned
Agency
First sale at new branch generates strange coincidence
What are the chances of this? Vendor and buyer spell out the estate agent's brand
Agency
How Agents’ Mutual chief executive ‘tried to persuade Big Three to join OnThe Market’
Tribunal hears that Agents' Mutual tried to persuade corporates to leave Zoopla 'all at same time'
Agency
Entering property portal market easy – but to do it successfully is difficult, Zoopla’s Jon Notley tells hearing
Zoopla chief commercial officer quizzed on 'competition at work' among portals
Agency
Government accused of ‘throwing in the towel on home ownership’ as agents slam White Paper
Agents say that White Paper contains nothing more than 'old hat' policies and soundbites
Other News
Home-owner launches raffle to sell property after vainly slashing the price
But have property raffles ever been successful?
Agency
Former estate agent makes bad property purchases – with ex-husband ordered to pay up
Property purchases by former estate agent only landed her in debt
Other News
House prices suffer first monthly fall since August – Halifax
Annual growth almost halved since January 2016
Charity
Rightmove extends helping hand to AgentsGiving
Rightmove Grant will support agent fundraising
Training
TDS staff member achieves Deposit Management Qualification
First pass for new qualification in tenancy deposit management
Agency
Big Three’s partnership with Zoopla helped it achieve critical mass, Connells boss concedes at hearing
Competition hearing told of 'very high barrier' to entering property portal market