Compliance
NEWFLASH: Ombudsman updating Code of Practice to stamp out portal juggling
TPO's new clampdown set to kick in this week
News
Acquisitions
Spicerhaart announces £26m buying spree as it chases high street expansion
We're looking to expand on the high street as public 'get wise' to online agents, says Spicerhaart boss Paul Smith
Agency
Pay up! Here’s how to tell it to one seller who hasn’t paid their agent
Integrity sadly lacking in today's society – and you're frankly despicable, agent tells vendor
Acquisitions
Connells confirms sale of part of its shareholding in Zoopla
Connells continues to hold shares in portal
Agency
Yes, we really are selling hundreds of properties each month, says Tepilo
Sarah Beeny's 'We sell 100s of properties every month' is absolutely true, says firm
Agency
Agency launches staff property fund where each employee will have a stake
Lettings business to incentive staff by giving them stakes in property ownership
Agency
Foxtons to open two new offices after announcing review of expansion
New branches will open with the usual 0% deal for vendors and landlords
Agency
Estate Agent of the Year: Just days to make sure you are in with a chance
Call for entries to the UK's most prestigious awards
Agency
New offering launches to help letting agents with fewer than 30 managed properties
New tie-up to take away repairs worries completely from smallest agents
Tech
New free floorplans and photo enhancement service app launches for agents
Wanted – 100 agents to be the first to try out new app
Other News
Talking point: Which planet is the property market on?
Are asking prices from Mars and actual prices from Venus? It's a gap of £100,000!
Agency
That was the week that was: The stories that got you talking
Plenty going on – from the new agent that plans to take 10% market share to OTM's recruitment drive
People
NEWSFLASH: Director who led Countrywide’s Building our Future strategy programme quits
Countrywide director for London leaves amid organisational change
Agency
Major regional firm drops OnTheMarket to return to Zoopla
OnTheMarket simply has not worked, says agent
Other News
House price inflation falling as pace of growth slows across south
House price inflation slips back, says Hometrack
Finance
Summer mortgage lending hits 11-year record for August
Lenders say fears about housing market have been 'wide of mark'
Agency
UK housing market still ‘peachy’, says Jackson-Stops & Staff
Only exception is London's £2m-plus market which has 'frozen', says firm
Law
Are agents really still unaware of Consumer Protection Regulations?
Previous bad survey not revealed to prospective buyers – yet, says surveyor, both agent and vendors knew of it
Other News
Oops! Why sending a mass email about a property may not be such a great idea . . .
Especially when someone hits the 'reply all' button to say they're not interested
Agency
Five agents turn away sales instructions on troubled estate
Agents stand up for tenants under threat of homelessness by refusing to sell homes