Compliance
Countrywide disciplinary hearing involving surplus client money set to go ahead today
RICS code says best practice is for client money unclaimed after six years to go to charity
News
Agency
Agent who says he had to close two branches after ultimatum challenges Rightmove’s ‘fairness’
Agent reveals closure of two branches – but says competitors have been given different rules
Other News
Homes taking longest to go under offer for three years with buyers negotiating hard
Average discount now almost £10,000 as homes take just over 12 weeks to go under offer
Agency
Winning line-up announced in awards headed by Manning Stainton and Northwood
Yopa is named as best online agency in awards voted by customers
Compliance
Advertising watchdog upholds latest complaints about house raffles
House raffle company told it must award prizes as described or 'reasonable equivalents'
Compliance
Complaint about tenancy referencing provider is resolved informally
Renter challenges email from industry provider about selling 'non essential' insurance
Finance
Annual house price inflation stutters at under 1% for 11th month in a row
Average property worth just £800 more than this time last year in 'significant' slowing of house price growth
Compliance
EYE NEWSFLASH: Countrywide Lettings to face disciplinary hearing over client funds
Formal charges allege that Countrywide Residential Lettings transferred £10m unclaimed client money into office account
Agency
Agency ordered to pay £40,000 for misleading customers in Unfair Trading case
Agent allowed employee interested in buying a property to carry out the valuation, court told
Compliance
Agent claims tenancy deposit service has ‘flawed’ process for returning excess deposit money
Agent says tenants are still waiting after three weeks for excess deposit money to be returned
Law
Opinion piece: Hire a good conveyancer – or risk getting a nasty case of STD
'Owners of law firms need to stop buying themselves nice cars and instead invest in technology'
Other News
Transactions crash across London for new homes sales – but rise elsewhere
New-home sales edge up across England and Wales but crash by over 60% in central London
Acquisitions
Four more acquisitions announced as franchise chain sets out to negate tenancy fees ban
More acquisitions in pipeline for purchase-hungry Belvoir brand
Charity
It’s getting colder – agents asked to help with winter coats collection campaign
Agents Giving launches its winter coats campaign for the homeless
Agency
Purplebricks quietly hikes its prices as it emphasises commitment to fixed fee model
EYE readers' exclusive: As spotted by our readers, Purplebricks slides its prices up across UK
Finance
Yopa launches in-house financial services to offer customers independent advice
Mortgages now on offer at Yopa through independent subsidiary
Agency
Agents’ fees across England and Wales now averaging 1.53% including VAT
New research establishes average agent's commission across England and Wales
Law
Letting agent who found tenant sub-letting through Airbnb by chance ‘did everything right’
Case of agent who caught tenant sub-letting illegally to be featured on TV tonight
Compliance
Discrimination against benefits tenants still exists but now more subtle, says Shelter
Shelter vows not to give up on its 'No DSS' campaign that targets letting agent adverts
Agency
What a difference a year makes for the online estate agency industry
Rip Off Britain repeat shows just how disruptive the last year has been for online sector