Credit Suisse says threat to portals from Agents’ Mutual is ‘real’
But bank queries whether OnTheMarket will have enough money
News Archive
Number of house sales now dropping, says taxman
‘Seasonally adjusted’ data and actuals share one thing in common – transactions down
London market showing further signs of falls as sales collapse 27%
Strutt & Parker says prices are down as ‘correction’ takes hold
New rents agreed are stalling in price
In eight UK regions, newly agreed rents are falling
Busy Rightmove to raise its spending on marketing and services
Portal heading for its busiest year on record
Agents’ Mutual makes ‘one other portal’ exception for Scottish market
‘One other portal’ rule to be varied in case of Citylets
Will sellers be persuaded to go online route after Sarah Beeny programme?
One vendor sells, the other doesn’t – and both ignore high street agents’ pricing advice
Are anti-money laundering duties for agents set to be tightened up?
Mandatory checks on all prospective buyers as well as sellers could be on the horizon
Market may have reached plateau, say lenders
Pedal taken ‘off the gas’ as lending figures show dip between August and September
Riverside estate agent rushes to rescue of woman in danger
Agent which pushes the boat out to save drowning woman is praised by police
New performance table of agents launches – and aims to be instruction-getter
Prospective sellers to get cashbacks from auction of instructions
Mystery as new free UK portal is revealed
Agents asked to ‘give us a go’ by portal – apparently based in Cyprus
Purplebricks mulls stock market debut just six months after launch
‘Strong interest’ from house sellers could propel Purplebricks on to stock exchange next year
New asking prices surge 7.6% in a year – but is ‘price flurry’ sustainable?
Rightmove reports new asking prices up by 2.6% in a month to £271,669
Rents have hit all-time record high, says LSL
Average rent now £768 per month in England and Wales
Two landlords each hit with £30,000 costs after HMO failures
In one case, tenants left without heating for four weeks and in other, landlord pleads guilty to 46 charges
Fine & Country launches new website that goes beyond bricks and mortar
Users can search for properties by lifestyle
OnTheMarket to take up to 28% of agents’ spend on portals – forecast
Rightmove dominant in UK but ‘Zoopla owns London’ says new report
Rightmove is world’s benchmark portal, global conference hears
Rightmove ‘running like a machine’, brokers report after Barcelona gathering
Agents ‘getting better deals’ from portals, says Agents’ Mutual
Upcoming launch of OnTheMarket has strengthened agents’ negotiating power – Ian Springett