Acquisitions
Property portal takes over specialist property website aimed at disabled home buyers
The HouseShop takes over running of Accessible Property Register
News
Acquisitions
Investment wing of big property company snaps up £55m in rental units
Huge boost for Build-to-Rent market as LaSalle announces £500m investment plan
People
News flash: Countrywide boss Alison Platt joining Tesco board
Head of UK's largest estate agency to join board of country's biggest supermarket
Agency
OnTheMarket gains momentum with support from over 6,500 agents
More than 500 agents pledge support to OTM in last eight weeks, says challenger portal
Compliance
Agents warned to check both buyers and sellers to comply with anti-money laundering
Letting agents also warned in well-attended HMRC webinar
Law
Competition and Markets Authority to include conveyancing in new study
New study into service levels and costs could be escalated
Tech
Website stands by its claim of just 386,000 homes currently for sale
This really is the low number of homes available for sale, says Home
Other News
Average house prices may soon reach £300,000 watermark, claim
Average house prices shooting up, say Your Move and Reeds Rains
Finance
Landlords ARE rushing to buy, says valuations firm
Connells firm reports 86% more valuations for buy-to-let investors than a year ago
Agency
Stand-out performance as Auction House lays claim to being UK’s top auctioneer
Firm which works with estate agents says it sold over 1,000 more lots last year than nearest rival
Other News
Lone worker safety business inspired by Suzy Lamplugh is one of Britain’s best firms
Innovative firm named in Sunday Times Best Small Firms To Work For list
Other News
Hear, hear! One of our favourite agents crops up beside the crossword
Agent gives testimonial in advertising campaign for hearing aids
Other News
Supply falls to new low – just 386,000 properties for sale across England and Wales
House prices will continue to rise as number of homes for sale is half that in 2008
Lettings
Tory MP warns that Right to Buy could be extended to private tenants
Landlords might be forced to sell properties at discount to tenants, warns Tory MP
Agency
Zoopla changes PR agency after long-standing business relationship
Zoopla announces appointment of new PR agency
Agency
Agent in hot water after advertising watchdog demands amends to claims
Agent withdraws claims that it is almost five times more likely to sell property than other agents
Compliance
Landlord of two properties ordered to do 240 hours of community service
Landlord's failure to provide gas safety certificates on two properties
Training
Entire network of agents closes down for staff training
Despite afternoon closure Peter Alan says it was business as usual
Compliance
Liverpool City slashes licensing costs for members of ARLA, NALS and RLA
City council announces half-price licensing if landlords or agents belong to one of three recognised bodies