Mortgage lending for house purchase at highest since 2008
Lending soars to highest level since housing market collapsed
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Century 21 chalks up another office opening
Franchise firm expects another four launches imminently
It’s the space age – cupboards go on sale at £7,500 apiece
Agent manages creative marketing for two storage areas – full marks!
Six directors banned after £13m land banking scandal
Insolvency Service says it has never seen one piece of land go on to achieve planning permission
Rents in shared houses ‘more than tenants can afford’
Cheapest form of renting costs more – and strains tenants’ budgets
Agents should use Under Offer and not SSTC, says ombudsman
Sold Subject to Contract could mislead consumers, advises TPO Christopher Hamer
Agents ‘still marketing properties as available after offers accepted’
TPO says new Code is clear enough but critics say otherwise
At last, size of industry revealed at 20,000 offices
Most definitive research so far shows number of sales and lettings branches in UK
House prices shoot up 10.2% in a year, claims ONS
Data faithfully reported in media is £90,000 adrift from Land Registry. Don’t they notice?
Another council poised to introduce major licensing scheme
London borough of Brent will charge £350 for five-year licences
The Phil effect – Agents Giving becomes ESTAS charity
Agents Giving also to hold first fund-raising ball this November
Online letting agent does deal with media giant
OpenRent exchanges stake for TV and other advertising in Northern & Shell deal
Letting agents DO have duty to disclose commissions paid to them
Agents who fail to disclose risk losing all of the money they receive
Rents shoot up in Scotland ‘but not because of fees ban’
New rents up 10% north of the border compared with 4.4% over UK as a whole
Agents’ Mutual says sorry after meeting was called off
Agents unaware of cancellation turned up to briefing
Times and Sunday Times Estate Agency of the Year opens
Get your entries in now for prestigious awards scheme
How to market a lettings agency – and it’s a masterclass
This video is charming and clever. A must watch!
Asking prices tumble in new August record
Fall of almost 3% is led by near-6% plummet in asking prices in London
Customers of seven agents got false touting letters – admission
Your Move says 35 customers of competitors were canvassed with ‘your agent has closed’ letters
Star fund manager Neil Woodford investment values Purplebricks at £21m plus
UK’s most successful fund manager joins ex-Capita boss in backing Bruce brothers’ agency