Property Franchise Group reveals reason for shrinkage of high street network
Office linked to notorious estate agency cartel case no longer with Property Franchise Group
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Equity firm Tosca now the majority owner of parent company of Guild and Fine & Country
Tosca now owns up to 75% of parent company of estate agents’ organisations
Independent letting firm’s acquisition strategy paying off after tenancy fees ban
Firm announces fourth acquisition as it says key to the post-ban future is strength in numbers
Yopa founder shows his faith in commercial property after leading £2m fund-raise
Has residential property lost its appeal for Yopa founder?
High loan-to-value mortgage lending hits new peak in ‘worrying trend’
Proportion of LTVs above 75% hits 11-year high
Property frauds cost Land Registry millions as many scams fail to be prevented
Almost 700 claims for property theft in last 14 years are revealed in answer to FoI request
Purplebricks warns investors of possible risk of litigation after months of turbulence
Purplebricks forecasts more growth ahead as hybrid model will ‘continue to displace’ traditional agents
Agents warned not to pass costs of arranging repair work on to tenants
Agent’s costs of arranging repairs ‘not recoverable’ from tenants, warns leading lawyer
Protesters including local councillor force sale of rental property to be abandoned
Auction firm says landlords perfectly within their rights to sell their own properties
Online letting agent bought for undisclosed sum by rentals platform Howsy
Firm which was said to be ‘a steal at £3m’ is sold into new hands
Former housing minister announces that he is to quit Parliament
And another ex-housing minister gets a peerage
Twin focus on rogue letting agents and illegal sale of knives by Trading Standards
Crackdown on sales of knives and ‘scourge of letting agents who rip off tenants’ focus of London Trading Standards Week
Estate agency comparison website puts up its charges after seven-year price freeze
NetAnAgent raises its prices as agents’ fees ‘strengthen’
Property Franchise Group announces 6% rise in profits to the City
Franchise chain resumes recruiting non-agents to EweMove brand
Agents invited to sign up now for essential webinar on legislative changes
Webinar to offer expert advice on what happens when Section 21 is ditched
Agent strengthens team for short-term lets across London
Two former Foxtons agents appointed to short lets division at Chestertons
Three former founders of online agents sign up to UK arm of American franchise firm
Founders of online agencies House Network and Emoov return to agency – and traditional fee charging
Database of criminal agents ‘should be opened to industry to prevent firms unknowingly hiring crooks’
Firms currently running risk of hiring banned agents because they have no way of accessing blacklist
Rents for pets being increasingly charged by agents in wake of fees ban
Rents for pets increasingly being charged after deposits capped
No lack of housing – it’s low interest rates to blame for prices, say Bank of England researchers
‘Housing has not got significantly scarcer in last 20 years’ says new research paper