Agency
Purplebricks in new claims about £18m fees made in one year from unsold homes
Purplebricks 'made £18m in fees out of homes that did not sell' claim
News
Law
Agent who duped home seller out of £5,000 escapes jail
Court hears that consequences have been 'catastrophic' for agent who told seller one price and buyer another
Events
Coronavirus leads to postponement of international property event as fears rise
Property shares among those heading downwards as fears grow that buyer sentiment could be hit in international spread of virus
Other News
Wife of ex-Yopa employee guilty of fraud thought his Ferrari was a company car
Wife accused of money-laundering says she thought husband could afford boxes at top football grounds
Agency
Southern agency chain reports 26% bounce in sales agreed since start of year
Sales market shows promising signs in south, says Arun Estates
Law
Conwoman who used rental platform to advertise properties she did not own hands herself in
Woman took deposits off tenants after advertising properties on OpenRent
Other News
Annual house price growth hits 18-month high
House prices growing at highest rate since July 2018
Compliance
EYE NEWSFLASH: Competition watchdog finds ‘mis-selling’ of leasehold homes
Competition and Markets Authority finds 'troubling evidence' of mis-selling of leasehold homes
Agency
Rightmove announces rises in revenue and profits in latest results to City today
Rightmove confirms drop in agency branches – but growth in what agents are paying
Law
Renters win out of court settlements from letting agents in ‘No DSS’ cases backed by Shelter
Tenants win money and apologies from letting agents in cases backed by Shelter
Compliance
Why recommending a lawyer on the strength of their referral fee could put an agent in jail
Opinion piece: The dangers of recommending a conveyancer purely because of the referral fee
Compliance
Regulation of agents on ‘list of priorities’ but no date for implementation
Regulation of agents 'will happen ' but no one seems to know when
Agency
OnTheMarket appoints new director who oversaw lucrative sale of PrimeLocation
Savills big-hitter and ex-PrimeLocation boss named as new non-executive director at OTM
Agency
Foxtons announces drops in revenue as it reports ‘robust performance in difficult market’
Embattled Foxtons reports losses – but less painful as cost-cutting measures implemented in 'prolonged downturn'
Compliance
Complaints about property raffles to be referred to estate agents’ regulator from now on
NTSELAT to look at property raffles complaints to see if promotions breach Estate Agency Act
Agency
Rightmove, Zoopla and Dexters named as UK’s most recommended property brands
YouGov comes up with new index of UK's most recommended property brands
Finance
Purplebricks financial boss says customers are encouraged to ‘self-serve’ as much as possible
Purplebricks finance boss talks about efficiencies and technology
Acquisitions
Is this what a founder of Purplebricks is getting up to now? Clue: It aims to be disruptive
Time for 'launchB' – fully funded by founder of Purplebricks
Agency
Wife of call centre leader who stole half a million from Yopa goes on trial
Wife of former Yopa employee who stole £505,000 denies money laundering charges
Law
Latest on future of referral fees including possible ban – announcement expected shortly
Will Government opt for a ban on referral fees and if so, will this push the practice into hiding?