Councils handed £4m extra money for crackdown on private landlords
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Purplebricks lettings director joins ‘next generation’ start-up
Former key figure at Purplebricks leaves to join new online lettings agency
Rightmove announces series of lettings webinars that agents can tune into
First lettings webinar to be held this Thursday will look at the deposit cap
How much of an impact is Help to Buy having on the housing market in your area?
Where is all the money going – and where are the areas that Help to Buy is used to purchase houses and not flats?
Countrywide accounting policy ‘decided by former senior management’ was not deceit
‘Orphan funds’ transferred from client account were declared as profits
EYE Exclusive: Top property brands by Google search show estate agency’s winners and losers
Rightmove sweeps the board for Google searches but OnTheMarket has biggest uplift in number of searches by brand
John Paul’s Castledene Group announces new acquisition – with more to come
Growing agency says it has managed to do better than mitigate loss of income from tenancy fees ban
Agent who inflated invoices for personal gain sentenced to ten months in jail
Agent who ripped off clients committed offences while on bail
Zoopla announces string of regional new homes developers as its latest customer wins
Zoopla says that recruiting house builders is a business priority
OnTheMarket issues 1m more shares for agent members who sign new listing agreements
OnTheMarket applies for issue of over 1m more shares
First-time buyers claim Stamp Duty relief on over 60,000 purchases in third quarter
Over 400,000 first-time buyers claim Stamp Duty relief in first two years
Picture of the Week: And do put a sock(et) in it!
Property gets all the usual estate agent plugs
Foxtons reports fall in revenue as tenancy fees ban costs it £1m in the first few months
Firm claims ‘resilient performance’ in deteriorating London sales market
Reservation agreements provider Gazeal announces tie-up with Mortgage Advice Bureau
Firm which aims to cut risk of fall-throughs announces partnership ahead of reservation agreement trials
Rent prices rising as landlords continue to exit the private rental market
Almost six in ten agents report rises in rent, says ARLA
Shares in Countrywide tumble almost 8%
Shares in Countrywide go down almost 8%
Franchise chain Belvoir announces sponsorship of landlords website
Landlords portal gets sponsorship boost from Belvoir
Forget the smell of freshly baked bread – how about cannabis for luring buyers?
Take a deep breath – could cannabis help you sell a property?
Agents chased by OnTheMarket for unpaid subscriptions in bid to form new action group
Twelve agents told they could face legal action if they don’t pay up – but say debt will be wiped if they rejoin OnTheMarket
Countrywide is fined £100,000 after accepting charges over handling of surplus client money
Countrywide accepts reprimand and £100,000 fine at disciplinary hearing