Agency
Plenty of room for new players, say new free to list property portals run by ex-agent
New property portals offer free listings to agents and promise to reveal more about their marketing strategy shortly
News
Other News
Annual house price inflation stays at under 1% for 12 months in a row
House prices barely move as Brexit uncertainty intensifies
Other News
Picture of the Week: And it’s an amazing instruction alert – bound to sell quickly
Sure to be sold in the first week – but that was a while ago
Lettings
‘Temporary relief’ for tenants as fewer landlords hike rents
ARLA Propertymark warns that rents will remain high
Politics
How house prices have performed under Conservative and Labour governments
Which political party is best for house price growth?
Charity
Season of goodwill! Agents show their charitable side with Christmas appeals
Winkworth sets up first foodbank appeal as industry gears up for a time of giving
Other News
Land Registry registrations show how sales have dropped off over last year
Monthly rebound not enough to offset annual drop in transactions
Finance
Government data highlights popularity of Help to Buy ISA as it prepares to close
More buyers have been using the savings product than the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme
Tech
Zoopla hails boom in house builder demand for digital prospecting tool
Portal says house builders are generating cheaper leads through social media
Agency
OnTheMarket boss blasts Rightmove over pricing when agents are having tough time
Springett raises the stakes in portal wars while OTM agent who quit Rightmove said each lead was costing £150
Finance
New deposit replacement product gets set to launch despite CEO’s early concerns
Authorised tenancy deposit scheme provider to launch into replacement product market
Finance
Britain’s largest private landlord grows rental income 45% as it increases stake in sector
Grainger reports one-third rise in profits as it expands its presence in private rented sector
Agency
Can it be true? Estate agents yet again take their place as one of least trusted professions
Estate agents fifth from bottom in league table of trusted professions
Tech
Two months late but software firm finally gets out new beta feature for testing among agents
No more clicking around the internet – new feature saves time by showing agents all the properties for sale or rent in any given area
Other News
A haunting problem – tenant asks for medium to visit property after ‘something’ grabbed her
Landlord asked to act over rented house that has a 'strange feeling'
Agency
More respectful language neeed in PRS to avoid stigmatising tenants and landlords
Round Table says current language is outdated and calls for agents to be regulated as soon as possible
Law
More than six in ten buyers find their home on a portal – but few use online conveyancers
Consumers want to be kept up to date on progress of transaction and most want accepted offers to be binding
Compliance
Agents warned after property firm faces £12m fine in tenancy data breach case
UK regulator watching as Berlin property firm which 'held on to tenants' information for too long' faces huge fine
Acquisitions
Property software business ready to roll out after buying agency to ensure its system works
Agency says 'leap of faith' essential as it tried out new system for two years
Other News
London property listings hit four-year low but price growth is returning – Zoopla
Portal claims UK prices are growing at more than double the rate of Land Registry index