Agents donate record haul of foodbank items
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Purplebricks expected to report a near-doubling of losses at £51m
Purplebricks poised to reveal widening losses after failed overseas ventures, predicts Sunday Telegraph
Former newspaper tycoon Richard Desmond loses £20m on online agency
Former Daily Express owner left nursing big losses after investing in online agency
Online agents’ market share slips to below 4% – but can any of them catch Purplebricks?
Purplebricks dominates online estate agency sector – but reports of death of the high street agent ‘greatly exaggerated’
Business with multi-million pound war chest back to buying up agencies after boardroom shake-up
Lomond Capital announces it is back on ‘aggressive’ buying spree of lettings firms
Gazumping in England and Wales ‘still alive and kicking’, claims TV presenter Phil Spencer
Gazumping affecting 16% of deals across England and Wales says TV presenter
New tenants’ passports to be trialled with 25 letting agents
New ‘passport’ aims to help agents sort out the better tenants at an early stage
Agent blames lack of stock as first-time buyer registrations decline by almost a fifth
First-time buyers ‘forced’ to rent due to lack of supply
Zoopla launches new mobile friendly home-hunting app
New app designed to deliver more leads to agents, says Zoopla
Rightmove ‘would have to hike agents’ rates by £120 a year to maintain its own growth’, claim
Rightmove shares fall after downgrade to ‘sell’ by City analysts with warning on greater costs for agents
‘We’re simply the best’ says Purplebricks, claiming to out-perform rest of industry
Purplebricks claims to be taking properties from listing to SSTC in shortest time
Emoov founder slams Housesimple’s free sales offer as ‘race to the bottom’
Emoov founder says free offer is not a path to profitability – just a cul-de-sac
Government to ban sales of leasehold houses in latest property market reforms
Changes will require new legislation but developers are expected to act immediately
Section 21 could be outlawed within months, says outgoing prime minister Theresa May
Theresa May says legislation to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions likely to be introduced before end of this year
Housing Secretary supports allowing tenants to transfer their deposits between rental properties
Government calls for proposals on how tenants can passport their deposits
Buyers sought as long-established regional business goes into administration
Administrators to keep eight-branch firm going as it looks for buyers
Landlords’ Barometer – #71: Are landlords really lucky if they get 2.5% yields?
Changes and challenges – a look at the hot topics in the landlord community
Agents divided over whether rents rose ahead of tenant fees ban
Did rents rise in May to offset incoming tenant fees ban?
Online estate agent to sell all properties for free – charging 0% to vendors across UK
Loss-making online agent says it will become first to offer vendors nationwide free service as it looks to make all its money from referrals
Founding director of Romans Peter Fuller leaving after almost 30 years
Peter Fuller now to concentrate on his own business helping letting agencies in the post-fees ban environment