Charity
Agency embarks on ‘largest ever’ fundraise to send hospice children to Disneyland
Spicerhaart hopes to raise more than £24,000 to support Magic Moments charity
News
Finance
Rising Stamp Duty and conveyancing fees push moving costs to record high
Costs of moving edge up for both home movers and first-time buyers
Finance
Property renting platform goes over target in crowdfunding campaign
Platform which connects agents with renters gets set to scale up
Other News
London price correction is complete despite ‘Brexit hysteria’ – claim
Rising rents seen as sign of a turnaround for price growth in the sales market
Compliance
Purplebricks reveals it is in discussion with HMRC over anti-money laundering
Purplebricks reveals 'non compliance' with certain aspects of AML legislation
Agency
We’ll wait for an upturn in sales volumes rather than buy up rental businesses, says Winkworth
Winkworth reports small drops in revenue and profits as London market takes most of the hit
Compliance
RICS blames ‘wild west’ of parts of lettings industry for lack of public confidence in rental sector
RICS says lettings market will improve once industry regulation is in place
Acquisitions
One of UK’s oldest independents sells after over 120 years in same family ownership
Fourth generation owned family business is sold on – but will keep its name above the door
Other News
Tomorrow (Friday 13) likely to prove very unlucky for property completions
Superstitious buyers and sellers prefer not to complete on a Friday 13
Lettings
Landlords’ Barometer – #73: Labour’s plans to make landlords sell to tenants causes uproar
No prizes for guessing the most trending topic among landlords
Other News
Picture of the Week: And you’d better be quick to catch this
Has the Tour of Britain gone past your office or is it due to?
Acquisitions
Global property business targets purchasing ‘distressed’ build to rent homes in UK
New investment vehicle of $1bn announced by build to rent giant
Agency
Estate agents shutting up shop on Britain’s high streets
Estate agents leaving the high street, says new report
Acquisitions
OnTheMarket signs up Britain’s biggest builder Barratt as its first developer
OnTheMarket hails recruitment of giant house builder Barratt as a milestone in its growth
Acquisitions
Purplebricks shares shoot up amid speculation of takeover by Axel Springer
Speculation on a possible purchase by Axel Springer sends Purplebricks shares upwards
Agency
Property Franchise Group reveals reason for shrinkage of high street network
Office linked to notorious estate agency cartel case no longer with Property Franchise Group
Acquisitions
Equity firm Tosca now the majority owner of parent company of Guild and Fine & Country
Tosca now owns up to 75% of parent company of estate agents' organisations
Acquisitions
Independent letting firm’s acquisition strategy paying off after tenancy fees ban
Firm announces fourth acquisition as it says key to the post-ban future is strength in numbers
Acquisitions
Yopa founder shows his faith in commercial property after leading £2m fund-raise
Has residential property lost its appeal for Yopa founder?
Finance
High loan-to-value mortgage lending hits new peak in ‘worrying trend’
Proportion of LTVs above 75% hits 11-year high