Finance
Santander to review clause suggesting landlords hike rents to ‘maximum’ achievable
Clause in buy-to-let contracts asks landlords to increase rents by 'as much as can be reasonably achieved'
News
Agency
Firm that is now a Hunters franchise pleads guilty to HMO offences
Hunters says property in question no longer listed with its franchise partner
Agency
Serial conman lied on CV when applying for estate agency jobs
Fraudster David Watmuff is back behind bars
Agency
Strewth! Australian estate agent lays into Purplebricks
Independent agent chain claims arrival of Purplebricks has barely made an impact in Australia
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Keeping your sellers on board
Options available to give agents more time – and less pressure
Lettings
Pace of rent price inflation on new tenancies continues to slow
Will rents begin to drop across the UK?
Agency
Online agent goes quiet despite expensive prime time TV advert campaign
Online agent which advertised during X Factor slots seems to have gone quiet
Acquisitions
Ex-Countrywide top trio target purchases of 24 agency businesses a year
New power in purchasing says it is looking to buy businesses that come with good management teams
Lettings
Letting agents’ fees ban: Industry bodies continue their fight
ARLA says that fees charged to tenants could be spread over six months, while Fair Fees Forum continues to call for official review
Agency
Marketing group rebrands to become Guild of Property Professionals
Guild recruits compliance guru as it launches rebrand
Events
UK proptech trade body launches to unite technology and property businesses
UK Proptech Association plans trade mission to New York and awards event
Finance
Apply.Property receives £150,000 funding to create agent software
Apply.Property lets agents and customers manage transactions completely online
Tech
Property portals announce record traffic as year gets under way
Both OnTheMarket and Zoopla announce record-breaking figures
Agency
12 days is optimum time for a property to achieve its maximum sale price
Agents with an average selling time of 12 days achieved 100.89% of their stated price, according to HomeOwners Alliance
Finance
House prices start the year with a slight drop – Nationwide
Seasonal adjustments suggest rising prices, but actual figures tell a different story
Acquisitions
NEWSFLASH: Ex-Countrywide director snaps up 26-branch high street independent
Ex-Countrywide boss makes his first move in the acquisition stakes
Events
End of an era? Industry’s biggest events Estate Agency and Letting Agency of the Year awards are over
Curtains drawn on Estate Agency and Lettings Agency of the Year Awards
Agency
Agent challenges Rightmove’s new 14-week anti-juggling rule after fall-through
Rightmove says it will not allow new dates to be shown on listing of properties whose sales have failed
Acquisitions
Zoopla to buy housing data firm Hometrack for £120m
Zoopla boss Alex Chesterman says purchase of housing data specialist will deliver 'unrivalled capabilities' to serve estate agents more effectively
Agency
High street agent confirms it will roll out 24/7 ‘hybrid’ model this year
Douglas & Gordon looking to recruit talent from outside industry as it aims to launch more 'virtual' offices