Conveyancers record bumper year for business despite Brexit uncertainty
Conveyancing software provider warns that claims of a Brexit downturn may be premature
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EYE NEWSFLASH: Knocking at your door – HMRC on warpath pays unannounced visits to agents
Taxman hits Countrywide with £215,000 fine over anti-money laundering breaches as HMRC cracks down on AML
Belvoir managing director Eric Walker leaves after just seven months in the role
Walker gives long-distance commute and having to live in hotels as reason for departure
Bashing for Rightmove shares as City is concerned over agency numbers
Pundit hails Rightmove’s results as amazing, saying ‘agents have no choice but to list on Rightmove’
allAgents lifts restrictions on Purplebricks reviewers after ‘fake’ complaints
allAgents to drop insistence that Purplebricks reviewers must prove they are customers
Your Move and Reeds Rains announce completion of 39-branch franchise agreement
LSL confirms completion of franchise deal with David Newnes and Nigel Favas
Crackdown on letting adverts banning ‘tenants on benefits’
‘Immediate change’ in ‘No DSS’ adverts demanded by Government
Demand still strong for fee earners – but drops for seniors, say recruiters
Spate of redundancies and online agents wanting to return to high street means many more candidates looking for jobs
Demand from landlords wanting to purchase rental homes plummets by over a third
Landlords steering clear of property investment as harsh taxation regime bites
EYE NEWSFLASH: Right to Rent ‘breaches human rights’ court ruling
Right to Rent incompatible with human rights, says court – Government now being urged to scrap scheme
Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce returns home to oversee UK sales
Kenny Bruce back in UK ‘focusing on all aspects of sales’ after fire-fighting in Australia
Rightmove announces major rise in revenue and profits
Another bumper year for Rightmove as agents and new homes developers pay more
Agents told to disclose referral fees to buyers and sellers including actual amounts
Referral fees should be disclosed upfront – in Terms and Conditions to sellers and landlords and on particulars to buyers and tenants
Opinion: Brexit chaos is paralysing entire housing market including sales of agents themselves
Brexit hits values of agency businesses by up to 75% – and even when agreed the sales aren’t going through
Mystery as agent closes despite still having several live listings
Agent blames Brexit and ill health as business unexpectedly shuts down
Picture of the Week: And how topical is this – it’s Brexit, of course!
It’s a Brexit property price discount – a first maybe?
OnTheMarket to continue radio advertising campaign – to reach ’29m adults’
On air – OnTheMarket to continue major radio advertising
Regional agent joins national franchise but holds on to its own branding
Established brand will access technological, training and marketing benefits of franchising
Drop in private home-building registrations blamed on Brexit
Builders’ register 6% fewer homes for construction
Land Registry records registration boost but signs of a property market lull remain
Number of sales lodged at the Land Registry increase as year gets under way but are still down annually