Rightmove wows investors as profits soar 22%
Latest results show more growth for portal with profit margins of 74.1%
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Hunters goes hunter-gathering in merger deal
Hunters snaps up eight-branch agency with almost identical name
Lenders raise forecast for number of home sales this year
CML lifts its prediction but says ‘we could already have had the big recovery story’
More tenants happy to be evicted as they want a council house
Shamplina says there has been a sharp rise in tenants wanting to be rehoused by councils
Rightmove’s new quick-load proving an instruction getter
Two-thirds of sellers more likely to choose an agent who can upload properties fast, says portal
House prices fall across most of England and Wales
House prices creep up just 0.1% in a month, says Land Registry
America’s largest property portal buys its nearest rival for £2bn
Zillow buys heavyweight competitor Trulia but will keep the brand
Young agent’s death shocks colleagues and football world
Agent, 23, had played for Chelsea’s youth team
American hired to head up new agents’ London operation
Keller Williams recruits US chief for its London office weeks ahead of launch
Quarter of young working adults can’t afford housing
Shelter says that many under-35s can’t stretch to rent or buy
Agent wins public sympathy vote after being ‘ripped off’
Posh hotel charged agent £75 for three small bottles of water
At least 12 tenancy deposit fraud cases set for prosecution
Two deposit schemes helping police bring cases to court
Estate agency boss Hollinrake selected to stand for Parliament
Hunters’ chief lands a safe Tory seat for next year’s General Election
Applicant numbers soar 21% as buyer demand remains robust
No sign of any cooling of demand outside London, says Sequence
Landlord says legal challenge to licensing scheme was ‘last resort’
Council which stopped debate on scheme accused of abusing democratic process
Rents creep up by just 1% in a year across Britain, says ONS
But newly agreed rents are shooting up, according to referencing firm Homelet
Nearly £3bn protected by deposit schemes
TDS boss Steve Harriott says nearly half deposits now more than four weeks’ rent
This is more than seasonal, says Hometrack, as housing market growth slows
Trend is a worry as buyers are spooked by Bank of England pronouncements
Clash after NAEA’s claims on first-time buyers make national headlines
Disparity grows between this week’s NAEA claims and what others are saying
Agent wins landmark ruling in licensing case
Agent calls for others to act after victory that cancels or scales back council’s conditions