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Mortgage advisers in estate agencies report muted growth
Mortgage Advice Bureau reports strong results despite slowdown in business for advisers working out of estate agencies
Online agent set to make a move on high street and acquire 400 branches in ‘change of direction’
‘We will combine best of high street and online’ says agent with big ambitions
Two million shares in Belvoir released by founder go on sale in ‘accelerated’ process
Founder of UK’s largest property franchise business releases 2m shares for sale to institutional investors
ARLA slams Labour’s pledge to bring in rent controls if it comes to power
Rent controls will hit the most vulnerable tenants, ARLA warns Labour
Calls mount for crackdown on adverts which specify ‘No DSS’ tenants
Protests mount against ‘discriminatory’ advertising for tenants
Picture of the Week: And let’s hope the neighbours are on speaking terms
Just look who’s next door to this property . . .
New chief executive announced as two landlord bodies prepare to become one
New boss announced for merged landlords’ body as two current chief executives bow out
Staff at collapsed Thomas Cook could look at property as a career, suggestion
Estate agency owner says property industry could offer Thomas Cook employees a new start
One in seven people directly affected by ‘housing crisis’, claim
Those in need of social housing include people struggling to pay mortgages and rents
Zoopla says it expects more branch closures in ‘really tough environment for agents’
Agency membership down in single figure percentage but difficult times still lie ahead, says Zoopla boss
Major regional chain shutting high street offices as part of restructure to ‘hub’ model
How one agent reacted to competitors’ branch closures: Come in and see us
Concerns over ‘safeguarding of tenancy deposits’ as high street agent enters liquidation
Meeting of creditors called after agent enters creditors’ voluntary liquidation
Letting agent and landlord both fined after guilty pleas to unlicensed HMO
Landlords used agent for their own home – but it ended up being an HMO
Agents who emphasise that they don’t charge fees ‘helping to raise awareness of ban’
Rental listings highlight that agents charge no fees – but it’s the law
Rightmove boss picks up almost £1.4m in shares sale after exercising options
Chief executive and finance director both sell shares
Two key figures are confirmed as departures from Purplebricks’ Scotland operations
Departures confirmed but Purplebricks silent over reasons
Ambitious room sharing website launches public crowdfunding – after already raising most of the money
Site that plans to be biggest flat-sharing portal in UK values itself at £6.5m
Boris Johnson acted ‘like a dishonest estate agent in breach of fiduciary care’, says Major
Fiduciary care by estate agents cited as Sir John Major argues at Supreme Court that Johnson did not tell the truth
Embattled fund manager Neil Woodford lowers his stake in Purplebricks
Woodford fund cuts its stake in Purplebricks by a whisker