Agency
NEWSFLASH: Agent launches £500,000 claim against former Spicerhaart bosses
Spicerhaart 'robustly' denies all claims
News
Agency
Portals do not generate business for agents: ‘Agents generate it for portals’ says agency boss
Agent says that high street is the future
Lettings
Councils told to stop telling tenants in process of eviction to stay put
Housing minister issues guidance after ARLA makes eviction concerns heard
Lettings
Tenants lose bargaining power – and face paying over the rent price odds
Tenants across Britain having to pay at least asking price – and often more
Finance
Meet the bookie who bets house prices will fall this year
What are the chances of house prices falling this year, and by how much?
Lettings
Zac Goldsmith manifesto goes quiet on letting agent fees
London mayor candidate says nothing in manifesto about rent controls or agency fees
Agency
Estate agent raises £50k for the worst-off people in the world
Agent supports charity that gives to the underdogs of the world
Agency
eMoov gets front page billing on the Sunday Times – and on Sky News
Meanwhile, the Mail tells the story of how one couple saved money by selling through an online agent
Acquisitions
Leaders continues its big buying spree of independent agents
Get in touch if you want to sell, says Leaders after third acquistion this year
Agency
Hunters expands into Oxford after local agent rebrands
Established local agent decides to put Hunters name over the door
Events
Get cracking on this Easter egg hunt – online, fun and prizes
It's all great fun and it's aimed only at agents
Law
Chancellor implored not to go ahead with ‘madness’ of property taxes
Conveyancers say artificial deadline is ludicrous and causing chaos
Lettings
Almost one in five landlords wants to sell up, claim
Osborne's tax reforms blamed for rise in landlords wanting to quit
Lettings
LibDem mayor candidate vows to ‘scrap unfair letting agent fees’
LibDem hopeful is third candidate to spell out opposition to fees
Agency
Journalists give two very different views of Foxtons
Even a piece in favour of Foxtons gets 'hate' in the headline
Acquisitions
Belvoir appoints Mark Newton as director
Appointment follows Belvoir's purchase of Newton Fallowell last year
Lettings
Council launches own letting agency to end ‘scourge of rip-off fees’
London authority says its agency will offer tenants alternative to mainstream letting agents
Lettings
Change of tack as city considers new licensing scheme
Leeds also to decide whether to set up its own letting agency
Other News
So just what is going on in the eMoov bunkers?
Probably not this – but it is very funny and you will want to watch
Finance
Fall in buy-to-let house purchase mortgage lending
Buy-to-let loans for purchase down on both monthly and yearly basis