Compliance
Advertising Standards Authority upholds three complaints against eMoov
eMoov told not to repeat claims about specific savings in absence of substantiation
News
Acquisitions
£22m acquisition of Northwood poses questions over online agents’ valuations
Eric Walker says he is delighted by deal and looking forward to opportunities it creates
Politics
Son of HIPs? Agents could supply more information about property at marketing
Tory MP leads Westminster debate about reforming house buying and selling
Agency
RICS accuses online agent of making ‘baseless claim’
RICS says it will take action to end further reports, alleging HouseSimple has misinterpreted data
Agency
Jackson-Stops gets ready to fire its Staff
Traditional agent mulls change of name but no redundancies
Finance
Mortgage valuations up despite large drop in buy-to-let
First Stamp Duty and coming up next referendum – but no slump yet
Other News
Low supply keeps average house prices on the rise
Mind the gap! Halifax's latest average house price of £213,472 in sharp contrast to LSL's £298,030
Lettings
New rents still rising – but rate of growth slows
Rental inflation on new tenancies slows to 4.4% annually
Acquisitions
NEWS FLASH: Belvoir acquires Northwood in property super-deal
Gemma Goodson and Eric Walker to stay in their roles after purchase
Compliance
Three non-estate agents banned from working in the industry by regulator
Film director, property developer and financial adviser banned along with estate agent after mortgage fraud
Compliance
New agent-to-agent anti-money laundering check launches to solve London problem
New LonRes software designed to help agents who share instructions
Politics
Sales halve in central London as EU referendum rattles buyers’ nerves
Landlords also being urged to cut rents in face of Brexit uncertainty
Agency
Henry Pryor launches a NotOnTheMarket Twitter platform for off-market properties
New use of Twitter is direct opposite of a property portal, says Pryor
Agency
Open all hours? Or will you be cutting back during the Euros?
It's all about work-life balance, says agent that will let staff leave to watch all England games
Finance
Build to rent sector ‘should be exempt from 3% Stamp Duty surcharge’
Developers urge Chancellor to exempt sector on grounds that surcharge could deter big investors
Finance
Repossessions slide – but remain a northern problem
Nine out of ten repossessions are in the north
Agency
Countrywide launches into online estate agency
Countrywide announces online trial in three of its brands
Agency
Battle between online agents hots up as HouseSimple raises £13m
Charles Dunstone-backed online agent fund-raising round values business at £40m
Agency
Savills says its investment in YOPA will make no difference to OTM
Both companies to operate independently – and make their own portal choices
Tech
New property listing website finds 192 portals listing UK homes for sale
New site aims to be one-stop shop for property portal marketing intelligence