Agency
Thanks a million! Agents break the magic barrier for your favourite charities
Agents Giving breaks through the magic number as Rightmove helps out with £80,000 worth of grants
News
Tech
OnTheMarket reports record traffic of over 10m visits
Record number of leads also delivered to agents
Other News
Quiz: Name the architect (and you might surprise yourself!)
It's World Architecture Day (as if you didn't know) and here's how to prove you are a design mastermind
Agency
Numbers of estate agency branches bounces up, says ONS
Number of branches shows rise of nearly 16%
Other News
Getting poorer by the minute – generation rent has half the wealth of predecessors
Trouble for would-be first-time buyers as high rents take up so much of income
Other News
Nationwide reports that house prices both creep up – and also edge down
Seasonal adjustment tells us that house prices went up – the actual figures tell us they went down
Law
‘We have operated within law’, says OTM as Action Group poses questions
Action Group poses seven questions as legal action continues
Finance
Tougher buy-to-let lending criteria designed to scare off more landlords
Setback for buy-to-let landlords looking for finance as new rules are set to discourage 'amateur' property investors
Agency
Red, amber, green: How would agents feel about flood risk warnings on particulars?
Would flood risk signs on particulars work any better than EPCs?
Acquisitions
EYE announces expansion with acquisition of market-leading Proptech title
Rayhan's weekly Proptech offering becomes part of EYE
Agency
‘Online agents’ out-performing high street in growing sales, says bank
Credit Suisse says online agents are out-performing high street agents
Agency
Agent jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to fraud
Countrywide says it is unable to comment on case
Finance
Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme confirmed as finishing at end of year
Has new Chancellor performed U-turn on Right to Buy?
Compliance
Regulator launches review of price comparison websites
Consumers asked if they are aware as to how comparison websites make their money
Other News
Rents on the rise, claims Office for National Statistics
Latest index claims rise across Britain – but still gives no figures to back claims
Agency
Don’t buy property – buy shares in Purplebricks and Rightmove instead!
The Motley Fool says Rightmove needs to keep growing while Purplebricks gives customers 'peace of mind'
Agency
Purplebricks puts its prices up – but still claims big savings for vendors
Spokesperson says that price rises still enable Purplebricks to provide best value
Agency
Portal juggling condemned by industry regulator as causing harm to honest agents
New warnings on portal juggling from regulator asks public to report instances
Acquisitions
Mortgage Advice Bureau gets set to launch in Australia
MAB boss says he does not expect to see lift in UK transactions for next two years
Acquisitions
LSL on the look-out for more independent agents to buy
Parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons back on acquisition trail