Compliance
Right to Rent: Agents warned of new criminal sanctions regime
Agents and landlords who breach law could face up to five years in prison and unlimited fines
News
Agency
Agency comes under fire after student tenants queue outside in the rain for two days
But did the students really need to queue at all in the age of the internet?
Agency
Agent Provocateur: Are video tours and Virtual Reality really ever going to deliver?
If you want to tempt purchasers, do agents really need more than a well-presented advert?
Other News
House prices fall, says Nationwide (which also says they’ve gone up)
Have house prices gone up, down or both?
Agency
Knight Frank cagey as to redundancies – but admits to ‘attrition’
Knight Frank partners retire from business as London market goes quiet
Tech
OnTheMarket launches channel for commercial properties
New commercial property platform free to all OTM members until end of next year
Agency
Agents’ Mutual hits back after Zoopla claims it is ‘beginning of the end’ for OTM
Zoopla says win-backs from OnTheMarket are accelerating but OTM says Zoopla under-estimates support
Agency
Anger as agents demand to know why Government keeps picking on them
'No point in fighting losing battles – we have to make ban work,' says NALS chief
Compliance
Police confirm full investigation into closed letting agency
Firm says its portfolio is being transferred to another agent
Compliance
Property Ombudsman explains why she did not go to Fair Fees Forum’s first meeting
Invitation to attend working party's next meeting now accepted, says TPO
Agency
Agents must display their fees properly ahead of ban, Ombudsman urges
TPO pledges to continue working to ensure that member agents comply with law on displaying fees
Lettings
Ban on fees will inevitably raise rents, says ARLA boss
Agents already reporting slowing in rate of rent rises
Agency
Three of the biggest names in agency join the Property Academy
Three of the industry's biggest hitters join Academy ahead of tomorrow's big day
Agency
Could compulsory CMP spell the end for the SAFEagent scheme?
3,000 offices have signed up to SAFEagent
Other News
How to uninvite people to your Christmas party when – oops – you’ve invited your entire database!
EYE is very upset to be among the uninvited guests
Lettings
NEWSFLASH: Lettings fee ban unlikely until 2018, says Government
Letting fee ban consultation to be released in New Year
Compliance
Agents urgently warned of new scam as fraudsters target their buyers
Major alert as Hailstone warns that fraudsters are now using agents' fake ID to try and get buyers to send funds
People
Countrywide advertises vacancy for ‘retail’ director as it continues to deliver Building our Future plan
Countrywide advertises for new 'retail' director after change in structure
Lettings
ARLA says it is avoiding ‘knee-jerk reactions’ over lettings fee ban
Trade body addresses reader anger over ARLA's absence from Fair Fees working group
Finance
Record profits for Zoopla as LSL expresses caution on market for next year
LSL says reductions in revenues is due to fall in activity in residential sales market