Acquisitions
Martin & Co franchisees expand their business with another acquisition
Third expansion in five years makes letting agency the largest in South Devon
News
Finance
Kingsman Property scammed £6.7 million from investors by promising false investment returns
11-year disqualification for rental property investment-con director
Agency
Revealed – the reason why the appointment of Purplebricks’ new CEO is delayed
Lack of transparency with shareholders reported to be at the core of the delay in appointing Purplebricks' new CEO
Law
Craig Cook loses employment tribunal case over unauthorised deductions from staff wages
The judge found that Cook was 'extremely bitter' about the staff leaving
Training
Winning instructions – why self-awareness is your biggest asset
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
Acquisitions
The Property Franchise Group 2021 results show benefit of acquistions
Year end results show impressive growth by the largest property franchisor in the UK
Agency
Zoopla names Sales Advisory Board members
Zoopla advisory board members selected 'to drive sustainable growth in the residential sales market'
Compliance
Right to rent – new Home Office code of practice comes into force today
Agents should familiarise themselves with revised lists of accepted documents for Right to Rent
Acquisitions
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: South coast acquisition; new appointment at Fixflo; franchisees open their businesses
Charity
Donated warehouse stacked with supplies for Ukrainian refugees after huge community effort
Kingsbridge Estates gives charity the use of a warehouse to gather supplies for refugees from the war in Ukraine
Agency
EYE readers say estate agents should make clear that a property is ‘under offer’
Hundreds of Property Industry Eye readers respond to questions about how estate agents should advertise properties that already have a buyer
Agency
Twenty-five years of profit growth – Belvoir posts another set of solid results
Revenues of £29.3m and profits of £9.3m for group that manages over 72,000 properties
Finance
Value of UK housing rose by £1m per minute in 2021 – Equity Release Council
Pensioners pushing up their incomes by taking cash from their properties
Law
Leashold reform – Act comes into force in June
Little time for change as government announces commencement date of Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
Charity
Connells Group donating nearly £100,000 to Red Cross Ukraine Appeal
An outstanding fundraising effort by staff, to help victims of the Ukraine war, has been matched pound for pound by their company
People
OPINION: How much profit-per-person does your business generate?
Staff are expensive - but not if you look at the return on investment, says recruiter
Lettings
Cost of renting rising across the regions – Goodlord
Rents up and void periods down as high demand and low supply drive the lettings market
Compliance
EYE NEWSFLASH: Leaving SSTC properties live on portals is ‘almost certainly a criminal offence’, says lawyer
Not marking properties as sold subject to contract or under offer likely to be an offence under several different parts of the regulations
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: Former Spicerhaart MD joins Boomin
Paul Vickerstaff, until now a managing director at Spicerhaart, and a former U.K National Sales Director for Purplebricks, has joined emerging portal Boomin.
Agency
‘Are estate agents tricking us?’
Would-be home buyers vent their frustration at finding advertised properties already have a purchaser