Phoney franchise agent ordered to pay over £70,000 after conviction
Agent kicked out by franchise company for ‘repeated failures’ continued to use brand and is now convicted of 15 offences
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Agents warned to do their due diligence on ‘unproven’ deposit replacement schemes
ARLA Propertymark urges members to check on regulation and levels of cover on offer
No response from online agent about possible lay-offs and administration
FIrst of online agents still keeping quiet on any possible problems as rumours swirl
‘Crackdown’ on agents breaking anti-money laundering law – but not one prosecution
Home Office admits to no AML prosecutions as HMRC pays surprise visits to agents
Toscafund director is appointed at parent company of easyProperty
Toscafund director takes his seat at the board of easyProperty parent company
Online agent rapped by watchdog after complaint – as it stays silent on rumours
First of UK’s online agents agrees to amend website after complaint over ‘no commission’ claim
Softly, softly launch of long-awaited Rummage is (shh!) finally announced in a post on EYE
Shh! Rummage4Property finally launches in yet another EYE exclusive
Void periods drop but some landlords are still waiting more than a month for new tenants
Proptech firm reveals the most affordable regions for renting and where landlords face the longest void periods
Battering the opposition: How local independent beat the big one
Flippin’ heck: This is how a local independent went flat out to get ahead of the national name
First-time buyers paying up to 60% more to get on housing ladder than five years ago
First-time buyers paying more to get on property ladder – even if rises in their salaries don’t keep up
Value of auction sales falls but who sells most homes under the hammer?
The top performing property auctioneers are revealed with Allsop and Savills on top
Agents back apprenticeship schemes after finding recruitment success
Apprentice schemes for agents working well – and teach employers ‘a thing or two’
We are reaching crunch time for agents, says boss of OnTheMarket
Springett issues rallying call to agents to support OnTheMarket
Your Move and Reeds Rains parent company announces 42% fall in profits
LSL reports £12.2m write-down in its investment in Yopa
Picture of the Week – and will it all come out in the wash?
Keeping it clean – will this picture sell the house?
Housing benefits costs taxpayers £22bn a year – more than we spend on police
Expert says housing benefit is an enormous issue – but gets little in the way of media coverage
Gap between buying and renting costs narrows but it’s still cheaper to be on the property ladder
Halifax reveals how much home owners can save instead of renting
A mystery for our times – why the estate agent disagreed with the industry trainer
So that’s why the manager was sacked – and it was all on Twitter
Hunters seeks customer service and marketing boost with new appointment
The franchising business has appointed a former Foxtons executive as chief operating officer
Training on tenancy deposits now offered free for agents
New course can be downloaded for free and count towards CPD