Agency
Agent apologises over gate to stop homeless man sleeping in branch doorway
Gate installed as ‘last resort’ to deter homeless sleeper now removed by agent
News
Acquisitions
Major investor in Purplebricks increases its stake in the company
Third largest Purplebricks shareholder raises its stake
Other News
Change of gear for Foxtons as it switches huge car fleet to electric vehicles
Breath of fresh air? Foxtons to switch iconic car fleet to environmentally friendly vehicles
Finance
Number of £5m-plus mortgages hits five-year high as super-prime market remains buoyant
Low mortgage rates are even benefiting the wealthy
Other News
Waste of space: UK councils admit that over 400,000 residential properties are lying empty
So many empty homes beg question as to whether shortage of supply is really the issue
Finance
Rightmove and Purplebricks among the property companies seeing the Boris bounce
Shares in property companies shoot up in immediate aftermath of election – but who bought or sold so many shares in Purplebricks?
Agency
Agency stock slumps to two-year low but election outcome creates ‘window of certainty’ – Rightmove
Portal predicts asking prices will rise by 2% next year
People
Trevor Kent gets set to retire after over 50 years in the industry
One of industry's biggest personalities to retire
Compliance
Firm and directors face sentencing over four-bed HMO which had up to 27 people living in it
Agency and directors in prosecution after police and council joint raid on property
Agency
What will next year look like and what is your strategy? Free events for agents
The only way is forward: Free events for agents shaping next year's strategy
Compliance
Property firm hit with bill of over £7,000 after failing to license six properties
Council accuses 'professional company of failing in its duty' to license properties
Agency
Purplebricks ‘sells 77% of the houses it lists’ claims chief executive
'We sell more houses than any other estate agent in the UK' claims CEO
Agency
Rightmove ‘just needs to lower prices to see off OnTheMarket’ – claim
Investment writer says Rightmove could easily 'strangle' OnTheMarket into submission
People
Zoopla to go on hiring spree as it gets set to grow headcount by 120 new staff
Zoopla set to take on 120 new staff who will 're-imagine an entire industry'
Acquisitions
Belvoir announces £2m acquisition of 19-branch estate and letting agency businesses
Belvoir's Newton Fallowell network to grow by 19 branches
Politics
Agents react to watershed election with Tories on course to win with large majority
Return to 'normal' market now widely expected after prolonged instability
Agency
Three agents expelled from TPO after owing £10,000 of unpaid redress
Three expelled agents are no longer trading
Other News
New instructions down 16% across the UK – and crash by 26% in London, claim
Shortage of supply bites – keeping up sales prices and sending rents rocketing
Agency
‘More than just selling houses!’ Agency Christmas video promotes good causes supported by the sector
Can you spot the well-known agency faces?
Finance
Purplebricks reports on first six months of its financial year
Purplebricks boss says the business is now stabilised and has reversed previous losses – but operating profit in UK shrinks