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The deal will see OnTheMarket agents offered access to 3D Showcase scans, virtual viewings and 2D floorplans.

Alto has launched new mobile functionality to support agents on-the-go.

Mortgage borrowing stable but approvals drop in September.

The acquisition of SDL Auctions’ portfolio of estate agency partners has added a significant number of agents to the iamproperty network.

The award is open to all agents.

The online company, which previously said high street estate agency is ‘dying’, appears to have ceased trading.

The outlook for the year ahead hinges on the trajectory for mortgage rates which impacts the buying power of households who are already facing higher living costs.

More needs to be done to stop the practice of over pricing homes to win instructions, it has been claimed.

Activist investor Lecram Holdings, which has been calling for Purplebricks to bring more agency experience to its board, was not expecting this latest announcement by the online firm.

The Bank of England is preparing to unveil the biggest hike in interest rates for 33 years this week as the central bank continues its efforts to curb inflation.

Purplebricks, which last month announced plans to reboot its controversial ‘commisery’ campaign urging vendors not to instruct commission-based estate agents, has seen its share price slump.

Taking into account the national rail and London underground strike planned for November 3 and November 5, the event is now rescheduled for early next year.

Student renters queued outside estate agents in a bid to find a home for the next academic year.

Private landlords are important housing providers and are needed to plug the growing shortage of homes to rent.

The UK is expected to avoid a repeat of the double-digit house price declines seen during the global financial crisis.

Housing secretary Michael Gove insists that the government is still committed to building 300,000 new homes annually by the mid-2020s, despite doubts raised by ex-prime minister Liz Truss.

Getting rid of plans to build 300,000 new homes a year will deal a £17bn blow to the economy and deprive the Treasury of much-needed tax revenues, housebuilder developers have warned.

A company spokesperson explained the issues that led to the redundancies a short while ago.

Lee Rowley has been re-appointed as housing minister, while Lucy Frazer has also been named as minister of state in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).