Agency
Guild squares up to Purplebricks over plans to take 10% market share
Guild outlines plans for new US-style quick sale service
News
Agency
Regulator emphasises that law is already in place to prosecute agents over referral fees
Regardless of whether referral fees are banned, regulator reiterates that powers of prosecution already exist
Agency
Mystery as OnTheMarket misses chance to promote itself to agents
Portals outline member deals at Guild conference but OnTheMarket is absent
Agency
Less commisery and more data lies in future for Purplebricks, says boss
'Estate agents are miles behind' when it comes to dealing with Generation Digital home buyers, says Purplebricks boss
Agency
Sales, instructions and appraisals all on the rise, say RICS estate agents
House prices and rents set to rise this year as supply shortage hits both sectors
Agency
Zoopla reports a record month as it looks forward to ‘game-changing’ year
Zoopla reports uplift in traffic and 25% increase in leads to agents
Finance
Landlords’ Barometer – #78: Landlords and the final impact of tax changes
Landlord 'finished' by damaging effect of Section 24 tax changes
Acquisitions
Countrywide shares fall as hiatus over delayed sale goes on
Analysts question whether sale of Countrywide's commercial arm will now go through at all
Agency
Former Territory Owners have days to decide on new five-year agreements to become LPEs
Purplebricks 'offers money on the table' to enter into new five-year contracts
Agency
Agent banned after using £28,000 of client money in failed attempt to keep business going
Agent who bought business from boss is banned after Insolvency Service investigation into missing money
Lettings
Online letting agent offers new ‘digital assistant’ to help save landlords money
Self-managing landlords offered 'digital assistant' to give them cheaper management service
Law
Agents fined £106,000 after two-bed rental home becomes four-bed HMO
Two-bed flat turned into a four-bed HMO costs agents and directors £106,000
Lettings
Rents agreed on new tenancies rise above the rate of inflation
New rents rising faster than inflation, says tenancy referencing firm
Agency
Major independent says that OTM now delivers the second greatest number of leads
Firm which has a five-year deal with OnTheMarket says portal is helping it reach new audiences
Compliance
Revised property information form gives new guidance on Japanese knotweed
Law Society issues new TA6 form following pressure from MPs
Compliance
Scandal in the offing? Worries flagged up over agents mis-selling deposit replacement products
One provider reveals it has already dropped agents for mis-selling or pressurising tenants into purchasing products
Lettings
Increasing numbers of letting agents consider giving up as worries weigh on the sector
One third of letting agents worry about making ends meet as more express concerns for future
Agency
Forget machine learning: It’s the human touch and not IT that sets agents apart, says new campaign
Winkworth reveals new 'For every step' advertising as it celebrates 185th year
Agency
Keller Williams relaunches Glasgow market centre after hiatus
Keller Williams names new operating principal for relaunched hub in Scotland