Agency
Regional agent planning to create more jobs as it moves to hub-style operation
Agent centralising many of its activities into a single office
News
Agency
EYE NEWSFLASH: OnTheMarket shares suffer after warning over ‘challenging’ conditions
OnTheMarket says fewer agents are signing to long-term full-paying contracts than expected
Law
City council unanimously backs government plans to ditch Section 21
Council says that Section 21 must go – it is the 'rogue landlord's trump card'
Finance
Mortgage approvals slide from ten-year high but market still ‘firing on all cylinders’
Value of mortgage lending falls but approvals are still up annually
Agency
Upmarket agent closes two offices saying most enquiries now come from internet
Sandbanks agent closes two branches as public no longer 'walk in'
Agency
Sales progression platform links up with UK’s largest panel of conveyancers
Property chain firm links with giant panel manager Move with Us
Lettings
Tenancy deposit replacement providers report progress as they grow
'Agents becoming more comfortable with deposit replacement', claim
Compliance
Renting app GetRentr rebrands to become a licensing compliance business
Proptech firm opts for Sanskrit-inspired name as it rebrands to Kamma
Charity
You shall go to the Agents Giving ball – but not until next summer
No ball this year for Agents Giving but summer date and venue announced
Lettings
Letting agents given access to new training to meet Scottish qualification requirements
Landlord Accreditation Scotland and safeagent partner to provide face-to-face and online training
Finance
Sales jump by one third in a month in ‘significant recovery as buyers get on with it’
HMRC data shows big jump in completions – but transactions still running at 30,000 fewer than this time a year ago
Agency
Opinion: Will this well-known firm be the next big estate agency casualty?
The Paul Smith column: What is the plan for this big agency and its 'daddy of all debts'?
Acquisitions
Two million shares in Belvoir are snapped up by eager investors within a day
Buyers of shares in Belvoir include chairman and director
Agency
Member of founding Goddard family returns to work at Belvoir after eight-year break
Founder's son returns to operations role at Belvoir – eight years after he 'retired'
People
Knight Frank’s Tim Hyatt to become new head of UK residential
Knight Frank announces new appointment as global head of residential Andrew Hay steps down after almost four decades with business
Finance
Mortgage rate cuts give first-time buyers a boost
Low deposit borrowers grow mortgage market share
Agency
Mortgage advisers in estate agencies report muted growth
Mortgage Advice Bureau reports strong results despite slowdown in business for advisers working out of estate agencies
Acquisitions
Online agent set to make a move on high street and acquire 400 branches in ‘change of direction’
'We will combine best of high street and online' says agent with big ambitions
Acquisitions
Two million shares in Belvoir released by founder go on sale in ‘accelerated’ process
Founder of UK's largest property franchise business releases 2m shares for sale to institutional investors
Lettings
ARLA slams Labour’s pledge to bring in rent controls if it comes to power
Rent controls will hit the most vulnerable tenants, ARLA warns Labour