Other News
Shortage of homes to sell is easily the market’s worst problem
Lack of stock is biggest factor holding back market, say property professionals
News
Tech
New app lets agents manage their boards while on the move
Mobile access to a variety of services
Agency
Rival estate agents bond in sleep-out for charity
Agents raise funds for homeless charity in spirit of friendly rivalry
Agency
Referral fees may not be good for your wealth, conveyancer warns agents
Legal firms in danger of depleting own resources if they have to pay fees to agents
Agency
Zoopla trashes OnTheMarket as ‘most costly and least effective’ portal in history
OTM boss Ian Springett totally rejects Zoopla's latest claims
Agency
Firm where commissions are based not on sales but customer feedback
It works for us, says agent whose staff have to achieve 90% top ratings to earn commission
Acquisitions
Hunters acquires major regional franchising business
New acquisition takes Hunters to 157 branches prior to public flotation
People
Industry veteran joins Chestertons in ‘fabulous coup’
Heavyweight appointments announced at both Chestertons and Martin & Co
Other News
New asking prices edge down in run-up to election, says Rightmove
Portal's interpretation of May may not be yours!
Acquisitions
Belvoir backs franchisees as they buy local agent
Belvoir helps franchisees as they in turn help network to grow
Agency
Knight Frank wins twin accolades at RESI awards
Knight Frank scoops both residential agent and letting agent of year titles
Other News
Something for the weekend: An encounter with the Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Bunters and Mightmove: Our columnist Big T attempts to find his happy
Agency
Guild and Fine & Country looking at launch of online agency offering
Soft launch could be by the end of this summer
Other News
House prices now growing more quickly outside London
For first time in over four years, London no longer leads the pack
Finance
Arrears and repossessions fall across both home ownership and buy-to-let
Drop in county court mortgage possession claims to lowest figure since 2004 – but more tenants evicted
Agency
All sold! Agent sells almost all its stock in buyer ‘frenzy’
Scottish buyers rush to beat Stamp Duty changes – and forget their referendum worries
Other News
Picture of the Week: It’s a flat, Jim, but not as we know it
Replica of Star Trek home takes you on a flight of fancy in the Alpha quadrant