Former estate agency boss at LSL ‘buys 40 branches’ after massive restructure
David Newnes said to have stepped back into high street agency arena – but LSL declines to comment
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New property portal launches promising agents no charges – and will even pay for listings
Why should agents pay portals, asks new service which plans to turn the formula on its head
Agent calls bottom of London housing market – and spots first signs of gazumping
Recovery in London shows green shoots – but Chestertons warns of dramatic drop in new supply
Competition watchdog asks High Court to disqualify two estate agency directors
Latest action follows notorious estate agency cartel case
Foxtons announces losses to the City after turbulent year
Foxtons plunges to pre-tax losses of £17m
Rightmove to launch new Best Price Guide after being run 10m times last year
Rightmove gets set to update features including Featured Property and Best Price Guide
ARLA boss brushes off client account concerns as Propertymark gains CMP approval
Propertymark becomes latest firm to receive authorisation to operate a client money protection scheme
Agents hit by buyer drought as demand drops by a fifth
Prices tiptoe down this month, says Nationwide
Mortgage approvals hit record highs in UK regions despite property market lull
UK Finance reveals 2018 mortgage lending figures for London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Agency stalwart departs after 32 years with same firm
Long-standing agency director retires today
EYE NEWSFLASH: Profits down at Connells but group pledges commitment to 600 branches
Connells to maintain ‘high level of investment’ into high street business as it reaffirms online agency ‘does not work’
Revealed: The locations where properties are fastest and slowest at going under offer
Rightmove reveals properties are now taking five days longer to sell as market slows
Rightmove confirms departures of key people but stays silent on reasons
Head of estate agency sales and northern director both leave Rightmove amid speculation
Help to Buy purchases running at rate of 1,000 sales a week
Help to Buy helps house-builder to make record £1bn profits as agents see first-time buyers ‘sucked out of system’
Opinion: Agents must embrace change – but never lose sight of the core basics
Understand your own market – not someone else’s – and don’t let your fees join the race to the bottom
And then there were four: Government approves two more Client Money Protection schemes
It is expected to be mandatory for all letting agents in England to be a member of an approved CMP scheme from April 1
House price growth slows across cities as uncertainty spreads among buyers
Price-sensitive buyers, but sellers reluctant to cut back significantly on asking prices
Mortgage lending drops as sellers adopt ‘wait and see’ approach
Property market stalemate blamed for new year dip in gross mortgage lending
Mega merger of conveyancing firms will create stand-out ‘powerhouse’ market leader
Mega merger of conveyancing firms will have implications for agents
New reforms to tackle cartels ahead of decision on whether to progress estate agency case
New reforms on industry cartels propose swifter timetables on action