Compliance
Agency and two directors hit by court with bill of over £25,000 after HMO prosecution
Directors and firm hit with fines and costs after prosecution over 'squalid' HMO
News
Agency
Agent pocketed £5,000 from house sale after telling seller one price and buyer another
Online agent awaits sentencing next month
Agency
New AML regime: Agents being hit with cold calls telling them scare stories
Agents being given hard sells about how they 'need' to be compliant
Agency
Agency founded by 23-year-old entrepreneur gets six-figure backing to expand
Estate agent operating through local experts plans to achieve national coverage
Acquisitions
Leaders Romans Group acquires major chartered surveying firm for undisclosed sum
Major new acquisition of specialist property firm is announced by Romans Leaders Group
Agency
Job advert of the month: And could Prince Harry be interested?
Estate agency job advert could appeal to anyone wanting to become financially independent
Other News
January sales? Properties listed in the first month of the year ‘sell’ fastest – claim
Properties 'sell' fastest in January says HomeOwners Alliance (whose definition of 'sale' is SSTC)
Law
Law Commission criticised by campaigners for ‘underwhelming’ leasehold reforms
Long-awaited proposals slammed for focus on human rights of freeholders
Lettings
Manchester lettings agent ‘drops rogue landlord’ after protest outside office
Acorns targets agency after tenant returns from Christmas break to find locks have been changed
Tech
Zoopla announces that low-cost housebuilder Gleeson is to list its developments
Portals looking to drive more recruitment among housebuilders
Finance
Times shares column changes its mind about Rightmove and urges investors to ‘hold’ after shares soar 40%
Times column changes its mind on Rightmove from 'sell' to 'hold' as portal makes more from its agents
Agency
Too many agents still asking conveyancers for information they cannot give out, claim
A number of agents 'still not grasping' data protection rules
Compliance
Tomorrow – and what will the new anti-money laundering regulations mean for agents?
Expert advice for agents on the latest anti-money laundering requirements
Agency
Pressure grows on portals to make it mandatory for agents to include tenure terms on listings
Leasehold campaigners press portals over tenure disclosure
Agency
New international portal tells agents it will always be free to list
Residential People tells agents that its free listings model is here to stay
Agency
Auctions ‘becoming point of first and not last resort’ for committed sellers
Auction houses express optimism for year ahead
Other News
House prices on the up as Halifax claims values rose 4% last year
Questions remain over Halifax data as price inflation figures are four times higher than other indices
Compliance
Former Purplebricks Territory Owner makes claims about working practices
Purplebricks says it has 'zero tolerance' for non-compliant practices
People
Estate agency bosses told: Pay staff what they’re worth, not what you think you can get away with
Time for bosses to think about better pay and an end to long hours culture for staff
Agency
Ombudsman warns agents it is already mandatory under CPR to disclose tenure terms
Agents warned they could face legal claims for failing to show leasehold terms on listings