Agent complains that Zoopla software system is making persistent mistakes
Zoopla says agent’s experiences with Alto are an ‘anomaly’
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Crash, bang, wallop – destruction as car smashes into estate agency’s main window
Estate agent staff show their spirit by helping to clear up – and then getting on with business
Bulk buyers from overseas are ‘hoovering up’ dozens of London homes at a time, says agent
No-deal Brexit would weaken the pound further – and stoke a further feeding frenzy among foreign investors, says agent
Tenants to be able to buy tiny 1% shares in homes each year in ‘radical’ new plan
New shared ownership scheme will help ‘tens of thousands’ says housing secretary
Energy efficiency comes high up in the list of ‘wants’ for buyers and tenants
Reducing CO2 emissions in homes creeps up the list of housing wants
Company behind free instruction-getting tool announces its first prices
Tool that has created an industry buzz to stay free for rest of this year but then to start charging – with agents’ help in setting the price
Record number of rent hikes after tenancy fees ban – ‘We told you so’ says ARLA
Agents report that rents are still rising in aftermath of the fees ban – while supply of rental properties dwindles
New-build premium is an average 29% mark-up – but can be over double
Developers charging hefty premiums ‘for inferior products’
Estate agent firm reveals success story after sister company goes into liquidation
Agent clarifies how separate sister company ran into financial difficulties
Letting agents in Wales brace themselves for tenancy fees ban to kick in this weekend
Agents in Wales set to lose £180 of income per tenancy
Clueless letting agent Stath reveals how he goes on viewings to pick up tips
Actor behind Stath Lets Flats recalls some of the real-life agents he has met
Mortgage approvals hit their highest level for a decade ‘as cash buyers become scarcer’
UK Finance data shows the most mortgage approvals since the crash
Bank of Mum and Dad stumps up more but parents risking their own financial health
Parents putting their own retirement at risk by funding their offspring’s deposits
Purplebricks hints at introducing No Sale, No Fee, as it looks to ‘evolve’ its pricing
Purplebricks says it will evolve pricing where customers hesitate to pay upfront
‘Fake agent’ who conned back-packer said to be facing trial on fraud charges
Sub-letting scam defrauds Australian visitor to this country who was fulfilling his travel dream
Rightmove makes ‘home moving easier’ – but has a pretty easy time of it, says analyst
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst praises Rightmove’s profit margins and market domination
Developer comes under pressure to rescind all its leasehold contracts after out of court deal
Persimmon hands freeholds to residents who were ‘mis-sold’ leasehold homes on one estate
Almost one third of sellers in London cut their asking prices
Almost 20,000 properties in capital have had price cuts of over 10%
Flatmates’ website receives over £750,000 in crowdfunding pledges – before it even launches campaign
Property website aimed at Generation Rent gets over £750,000 in pledges in 24 hours
Confusion as Welsh government brings in tenancy fee ban in ‘two parts’
‘Shoddy piece of work’ says critic as fees ban in Wales is just days away