Agency
Trio mark 25 years at Dacre Son & Hartley estate agents
Three sales negotiators remember the days before Zoopla, Rightmove and Purplebricks
News
Agency
London property gains benefit from India’s overseas investment rules
30% of buying agent's new enquiries have come from resident Indians
Compliance
Website bans property sourcers after fleecing customers of ‘life saving’ amounts
One elderly lady loses £80,000 to property sourcer – with no redress available
Acquisitions
Former Marsh & Parsons boss Peter Rollings buys stake in Viewber
Outsourced viewing service for agents attracts investment from former Marsh & Parsons head
Agency
Time to move on from London’s annus horribilis, says agent
London house price falls look to have bottomed out, says agent
Agency
Purplebricks shrugs off negative reviews on allAgents
Purplebricks says Trustpilot is preferred reviews channel for vast majority of customers
Tech
Proptech venture firm Pi Labs announces latest start-ups it will support
Four new firms to be mentored by Pi Labs
People
So just how much did a trainee agent earn 40 years ago?
Nearly 100 people hazard a guess at Bob Scarff's starting salary (and no, it wasn't in pounds, shillings and pence!)
Other News
Rents to rise by 4% outside London this year, says Rightmove
London rent prices 'likely to stay flat' this year
Other News
New housing work increases despite drop in overall construction output
Are we finally building enough homes?
Agency
NEWSFLASH: Foxtons warns that trading conditions remain challenging after slide in profits
But Foxtons boss tells City that it will get through 'market uncertainties'
Agency
Plans afoot to launch new mutual body for independent agents – complete with possible challenger portal
New membership body would be aimed at banging the drum for independents while allowing them to control their own data
Politics
Total of 31 illegal immigrants removed from UK as a result of Right to Rent
Little information available on remaining 600-plus tenants identified as illegal
Compliance
Letting agents hit with fines after council crackdown on display of fees
Money raised in fines will go towards further enforcement activity in borough
Agency
LonRes launches personalised reports to help manage client expectations
LonRes members will be able to use free reports to help win business
Agency
Respected founder of estate agency business steps down after almost 30 years
Founder of regional firm steps down from his day job but stays on as consultant
Charity
‘Geordie spirit’ helps estate agent after his offices are torched
Residents raise £2,000 after theft and fire at office
Politics
London firms urged to help employees with housing costs
Employers can pledge to pay the London Living Wage as well as offering financial support such as tenancy deposit loans
Finance
Returns on rental properties will ‘fall below five-year average’ in 2017 – warning
Smaller investors lose their appetite for buy-to-let as Osborne's reforms bite