Help to Buy boosts first-time buyer numbers to record high
Number of first-time buyers in the capital hits highest level for three years
News Archive
Letting agents offering ‘guaranteed rent’ told by watchdog to reveal sub-letting arrangements
Advertising watchdog criticises agents for not revealing that ‘guaranteed rent’ was based on sub-letting
allAgents caught up in porn scam blackmail bid – our readers are warned
allAgents investigating how scam email looks to have come from them
Opinion: You don’t need your head examined to join a franchise – it’s the only way to go
You would need a psychiatrist to start up on your own at the moment
Humberts opens its first hub after moving off the high street
Humberts opens its first hub and launches lifestyle services including gardening
Proptech firm which aims to tie in buyers and sellers to launch ‘top secret’ new product
Company reveals plans for training academy and new product which ‘will help agents with cashflow’
Picture of the Week: And here’s the Queen admiring a Lego copy of the RICS
Surely the Queen should be spared this – but is it the work of the former NAEA chief?
A quarter of this year’s home buyers have been gazumped, claim
And in London, ‘two out of three buyers’ gazumped this year
Eager buyers helping Scottish property sell for 10% above asking price
Sellers in Scotland are getting £16,000 more on average for their properties
Landlords who have had enough of being ‘bashed’ to organise boycott of businesses that support Shelter
Landlords’ boycott to start with national DIY chain and move on to Marks & Spencer
Boss of Purplebricks in Australia quits ‘by mutual consent’ after housing market dives
Upheaval for Australian business of Purplebrick as new former Rightmove sales director is named as new boss among other changes
Opinion: Surely it is better to go it alone than buy into a franchise?
The Paul Smith column: Franchises feeling the pinch, and what next for online agencies?
Deep breaths! Agents are the most stressed profession – and one of the least trusted
Sign up for that yoga class: Almost nine out of ten agents say they are either ‘stressed’ or ‘very stressed’
Ex-Sotheby’s International Realty director launches property consultancy
High-flyer has his eyes on the world as he launches own business
Government urged to ensure agents and developers are held responsible for leasehold abuse
Conveyancers call for criminal action against those who mislead purchasers of leasehold houses
Introducing to EYE readers – the Estate Agents Podcast
Help yourself to the fruits of years of experience and good practice
Silicon Valley-backed rentals website plans UK expansion
Platform that lets landlords directly list short to long-term rentals reports 60% boost in traffic
New platform unveiled for agents to access auction, conveyancing and compliance services in one place
Parent company of IAM Sold, The Conveyancing Partnership and Medway Law rebrands as IAM Property
Estate agent’s anger that ‘one other portal’ rule means its properties have not been reinstated
Agent continues to pay subscription to OnTheMarket 18 months after its properties were removed from portal
Shelter keeps up the pressure on letting agents over ‘discriminating against benefits tenants’
Shelter claims Rightmove and Zoopla have told agents they must not use ‘no DSS’ listings