Finance
Buyers in ‘race against time’ to complete purchases by midnight March 31
Panic buying of properties claimed, as Stamp Duty deadline gets closer
News
Law
New bid to make Client Money Protection compulsory for all letting agents
Chance to lobby peers over Housing and Planning Bill
Compliance
Budget airline court case could have implications for Right to Rent
Judge says airline staff could not have been expected to spot passport frauds. What does this mean for agents?
Other News
More than one third of homes bought by cash buyers
Can you buy a house for less than a week's grocery bill? Apparently yes!
Agency
Agency review site raterAgent does deal with software firm Reapit
Customers will be automatically asked if they want to review agent
Agency
A wave of agents specialising in gazumping – apparently
Quirky or what? Agents uncovered deep under the sea
Agency
Britain’s most beautiful estate agency series: Best for Reading
Oldest estate agent in town moves to 'new' premises
Agency
A new estate agency branch opens every 1.6 days in London
Nearly 3,000 agency offices across London
Finance
First-time buyers outnumbering buy-to-let purchasers by three to one
Mortgage lending recovers to pre-credit crunch levels
Compliance
Just over 6,000 estate agents registered for data protection
Figures relate to businesses, not branches – but levels of compliance unknown
People
Connells pledges to take on 150 apprentices over the next year
Group says apprenticeship scheme works well
Agency
Agents market rare city centre home with a difference – and throw in an extra
Firm shows that it does not let the grass grow under its feet
Acquisitions
High street agent acquires two competitors including online business
Online agency will have high street presence after its acquisition
Agency
There is more to communication for agents than technology
I don't believe agents should rely too much on technology – the human touch is what matters. Isn't it?
Other News
Clarification over EYE story on ‘new’ form to use when claiming back rental properties
Link provided to EYE in error
Acquisitions
Shock as Countrywide sells almost half its stake in Zoopla
What will this mean for the property portal business – and for the industry?
Agency
‘Boycott Rightmove over a whole weekend’: Agent calls for industry switch-off
Agent set to organise 'invisible weekend' protest against Rightmove
Law
Agents will not have to report rejected tenants found to be illegal immigrants
Applicants turned away because they are illegal immigrants will not have to be reported to Home Office
Politics
Further falls forecast in home ownership as private rental sector grows over next decade
Fewer than 6 in 10 households will own their own home in ten years' time – the rest will be renting (mostly privately)